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Zawya
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Finalists announced for 2nd edition of Global Prompt Engineering Championship
Dubai-UAE: The Global Prompt Engineering Championship, organized by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI), has returned for its second edition, announcing 24 finalists from 16 countries who will compete in the concluding round. The finals will be held from 22–23 April at AREA 2071 in Emirates Towers, as part of Dubai AI Week, running from the 21st to the 25th of April, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF). Supported by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, the championship has attracted over 3,800 entries from 125 countries, with 24 finalists selected through a peer voting system. The competition features four main categories - Art, Video, Coding, and Gaming - with a total prize pool of AED 1 million. The finalists will showcase their skills in prompt engineering using leading generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney AI. Each participant is tasked with producing original, high-quality content within a limited timeframe, guided by clear, effective, and specific prompts. Day 1 of the championship will see six participants from each of the four categories competing before a judging panel comprising experts from both government and private sector entities in the UAE and abroad. Submissions will be evaluated based on three main criteria: accuracy, quality, and creativity in content generation. At the end of the day, the panel will select the top three participants from each category to advance to the final round on Day 2. The judging panel includes Giuseppe Moscatello from Evolve, Hesham Al Olama from the Dubai Media Council, Hana Kazim from Wiswas, Maitha Al Beloushi from Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Rashed Al Awar from Dubai Police, Michael Bradbury from the Centre for Entertainment Arts (CEA), Paul Maddox from Microsoft, Ashok Gelal from CloudStack, and Mohammed Al Mansoori from Trescend, among others. In addition to the championship, Dubai AI Week will feature several key events across the city. These include: The AI Retreat on 21 April at the Museum of the Future The Dubai Assembly for AI from 21 to 25 April at Area 2071 The Dubai AI Festival on 23 and 24 April at Madinat Jumeirah The Machines Can See Summit on 23 and 24 April at the Museum of the Future and Area 2071 8th International Conference on Education Quality from 22 to 24 April at Grand Hyatt Dubai The HIMSS Executive Summit 2025 on 23 April at Emirates Towers Hotel The Dubai AI Week Hackathon on 25 April at Area 2071 AI Week in Schools, hosted throughout the week by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) Dubai AI Week is expected to welcome more than 10,000 participants from over 100 countries. The program will feature more than 150 sessions, including keynotes, panel discussions, and workshops, with over 180 speakers discussing the future of AI across various sectors. The week will also witness the participation of more than 15 international delegations from countries including South Korea, Canada, India, Australia, Germany, Italy, South Africa, and the United States. More than 25 global technology companies, including Google, Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Gartner, and Swift, will be showcasing their latest innovations and expertise in the field of AI. Visitors will also have the opportunity to explore more than 140 interactive demos throughout the week. For more information about the Global Prompt Engineering Championship, visit: To view the full Dubai AI Week agenda and list of events, visit:
Zawya
21-03-2025
- Business
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National Media Office showcases BRIDGE Summit at Annual Ramadan Gathering
Dubai-UAE – His Excellency Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office and Chairman of the UAE Media Council, on Wednesday showcased the UAE's newly announced BRIDGE Summit. Reaffirming the UAE's commitment, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to strengthening international cooperation in the media sector, HE Al Hamed said the nation recognises media as a key pillar of progress, a catalyst for positive change, and a driver of a more prosperous and sustainable future. These comments came during His Excellency's participation in a panel discussion titled "How 'BRIDGE' is Shaping Media's Future?" The session was moderated by Anas Bukhash, Entrepreneur & Interviewer, Host of #ABtalks, as part of the annual Ramadan gathering organized by the National Media Office (NMO), held on Wednesday in Dubai. Speaking at the gathering, HE Al Hamed introduced the BRIDGE Summit to an audience of senior officials, media leaders, and industry experts. The summit, a long-term global initiative designed to connect East and West, enhance media integration, and keep pace with digital advancements, was launched by the NMO during a special ceremony in Washington DC on 10 March. HE Al Hamed said: 'Our gathering coincides with Zayed Humanitarian Day, a momentous occasion in the UAE's calendar. The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan firmly believed that media is more than a communication tool—it is a humanitarian force that fosters goodwill and peace. His vision laid the foundation for a credible, respectful, and impactful media landscape. The BRIDGE Summit builds on this legacy, offering a global platform that leverages media for the greater good in line with our belief that media should unite, not divide.' Shaping the Future of Media HE Al Hamed said: 'Our goal is to establish the BRIDGE Summit as a global benchmark for anticipating the future of media, driving industry transformation, and strengthening its contribution to the global economy. The summit will facilitate knowledge exchange, explore emerging technologies, and build bridges between media institutions, academia, and businesses.' He also described how rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping the media landscape. In response to these trends, the BRIDGE Summit aims to provide a global forum for international collaboration, addressing industry challenges and ensuring sustainability through innovation, transparency, and credibility. He added: 'BRIDGE is not just an event—it is a movement; it is the UAE's invitation to the world to collaborate in uplifting media's role in society. By forging strategic partnerships with global media organisations, we aim to develop an international framework that ensures ethical and responsible media practices in the digital age.' The BRIDGE initiative is a year-round effort to foster engagement, develop solutions for evolving media challenges, and champion innovation. Furthermore, the summit reinforces the idea that media is a shared responsibility—advancing it requires collaboration, and a commitment to sound ethics, truth and transparency. HE Al Hamed also announced the launch of the BRIDGE Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering media professionals, promoting responsible journalism, and positioning media as a transformative force in development and positive change, in line with the UAE's commitment to investing in talent and ensuring a resilient, future-ready media sector. A Call for Global Engagement In closing, HE Al Hamed urged policymakers, media leaders, and decision-makers to engage with BRIDGE as a dynamic platform for dialogue and collaboration. HE Al Hamed said: 'Our success depends on open communication and a shared commitment to using media as a force for good. Let us work together to shape the future, build knowledge networks, and establish BRIDGE as a gateway to a more responsible and impactful media industry.' Following HE Al Hamed's address, His Excellency Dr. Jamal Mohammed Obaid Al Kaabi, Director-General of the National Media Office, provided further insights into the BRIDGE Summit's key themes. He emphasised its role in driving international media collaboration, keeping pace with digital advancements, and fostering meaningful dialogue among media leaders and experts. Dr. Al Kaabi announced that Abu Dhabi will host the BRIDGE Summit from 8-10 December 2025, bringing together heads of state, CEOs, policymakers, and media professionals to shape the future of media. Emphasizing that BRIDGE is the UAE's 'gift to the world', Dr. Al Kaabi said the summit will also feature a media production exhibition showcasing cutting-edge innovations from leading national, regional, and global media companies. Dr. Al Kaabi said the BRIDGE Summit will also serve as a hub for media entrepreneurship, creating new opportunities for innovation and creativity. The event will provide a dynamic platform for media startups and innovators to present their ideas, connect with investors, and expand their presence in global markets. Panel discussions The NMO's annual Ramadan gathering hosted a panel discussion titled "Legacy vs. Disruptors: How has the Media Evolved Through Eras of Change". The session featured Rani R. Raad, CEO, IMI, President and Operating Partner of RedBird IMI and was moderated by Richard Attias, Founder & Chairman, Richard Attias & Associates. The event also included a panel titled "From Newsrooms to Algorithms: Who Controls the Future of Media?" The discussion featured Arya Bolurfrushan, Founder & CEO, Applied AI, Julien Hawari, CEO of Million, Marwan Kai, CEO of Media International Services Gulf, and Aaina Pahwa, Digital Content Creator, and was moderated by Becky Anderson, Journalist & Anchor at CNN.
Zawya
07-02-2025
- Business
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Alibaba Cloud releases Qwen 2.5 Max globally: Latest AI model shows competitive performance against global top-tier models
Dubai-UAE: - Alibaba Cloud has recently unveiled its latest proprietary large language model (LLM), Qwen2.5-Max for global developers and customers. The advanced AI model has achieved impressive results on Chatbot Arena, a well-recognized open platform that evaluates the world's best LLM and AI chatbots. Qwen2.5-Max is ranked seventh overall in the Arena score, matching other top proprietary LLMs and demonstrating exceptional capabilities, particularly in technical domains. It ranks first in math and coding, and second in hard prompts, which involve complex prompts in addressing challenging tasks. Eric Wan, General Manager of the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, said: 'We believe our latest AI Models such as Qwen2.5 Max could bring tangible values to developers and customers. This cutting-edge model underscores our continuous commitment to making computing power more accessible and AI more available. Qwen2.5 Max is designed to enhance human efficiencies across various sectors with its exceptional capabilities, making it an invaluable tool for global businesses. This advanced LLM from Alibaba Cloud is a large-scale Mixture of Experts (MoE) model that was pretrained on over 20 trillion tokens and further enhanced with curated Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) techniques. Leveraging these technological advancements, Qwen2.5-Max has demonstrated exceptional strengths in knowledge, coding, general capabilities, and human alignment, securing leading scores in major benchmarks including MMLU-Pro, LiveCodeBench, LiveBench, and Arena-Hard. Global developers and customers can have access to Qwen2.5-Max through Model Studio, Alibaba Cloud's generative AI development platform, in a cost-efficient manner. They can also experience the model's capability on the Qwen Chat platform. Over the past year, the global cloud leader has released a series of Qwen models across text, audio, and visual formats in various sizes to meet the increasing AI demands from developers and customers worldwide. Recently it also unveiled its latest open-sourced, visual-language model, Qwen2.5-VL, which exhibits remarkable multimodal capabilities and can act as a visual agent to facilitate task execution on computers and mobile devices. It also released Qwen2.5-1M, an open-source model capable of processing long context inputs of up to 1 million tokens. Earlier this year, it has unveiled an expanded suite of LLMs and AI development tools, upgraded infrastructure offerings, and new support programs for global developers during its Global Developer Summit in Jakarta.
