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CairoScene
24-05-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
Region's Most Advanced AI Language Model Launches in UAE
Falcon Arabic is expected to enhance natural language processing applications across sectors, empowering Arabic speakers worldwide. May 24, 2025 The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi has officially launched a cutting-edge large language model designed specifically for the Arabic language—Falcon Arabic. Building on the success of the original Falcon AI model introduced in 2023, Falcon Arabic is the first of its kind developed within the region and outperforms all other Arabic language models currently available. The development addresses longstanding concerns about Arabic's role in the rapidly evolving global AI landscape, ensuring the language keeps pace with technological innovation. Falcon Arabic is expected to enhance natural language processing applications across sectors—from education and government to business and media—empowering Arabic speakers worldwide with more accurate, nuanced AI tools. As AI continues to transform economies and societies, Falcon Arabic represents a strategic investment in linguistic diversity and technological sovereignty—ensuring that Arabic remains a vibrant and integral part of the AI future.
Al Bawaba
21-05-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
UAE releases Falcon AI to advance Arabic language tech
Published May 21st, 2025 - 10:01 GMT ALBAWABA – The Abu Dhabi government has announced the release of the Falcon Arabic artificial intelligence (AI) model, aiming to advance and preserve Arabic language technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Middle East, and globally. Also Read China opens first AI-operated hospital Falcon AI Arabic model The Abu Dhabi government in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading research organization that focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies to solve real-world problems, has released the Falcon Arabic artificial intelligence (AI) model. According to officials, Falcon matches the performance of models up to ten times its size and outperforms comparable models developed by Meta and Alibaba. Falcon Arabic artificial intelligence (AI) model aims to advance and preserve Arabic language technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Middle East, and globally. ( Notably, Falcon Arabic was trained on a diverse range of standard and regional Arabic dialects. The model matches the performance of global models up to ten times its is worth mentioning that the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) previously launched Falcon H1, a smaller model that outperforms similarly sized offerings from Meta and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. With this recent launch, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is positioning itself as a competitor to major international tech companies, both regionally and globally, while also working to preserve the Arabic language and advance its artificial intelligence (AI) models and solutions. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
France and UAE partner on 1GW AI data centre
The government of France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed on a joint framework agreement for a new 1GW AI data centre. The project represents investments between $30bn and $50bn, reported Reuters. The deal has been reached during a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. The framework agreement outlines investments from a consortium of Franco-Emirati entities, with the objective of establishing a 1GW AI campus in France. A formal announcement regarding the first tranche of investment is scheduled for the Choose France 2025 Summit. As part of the agreement, the countries seek to enhance cooperation in AI, focusing on joint projects and investments aimed at strengthening the AI value chain. This includes funding for AI-driven initiatives in both France and the UAE, as well as the procurement of advanced semiconductor chips, development of data centres, and talent cultivation. Additionally, the agreement provides for the creation of virtual data embassies, which will support sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure advancements in both nations. Meanwhile, the French government reportedly confirmed that it has identified 35 locations suitable for hosting AI data centres. In April 2024, the UAE's Technology Innovation Institute introduced next generation of its Falcon AI models which is said to outperform Meta's Llama 3 model. Falcon 2 11B and 2 11B VLM were released as open source, making their code accessible to developers globally with unrestricted access. Falcon 2 11B VLM features visual-to-language capabilities. This allows analysing images and generate captions to describe the contents of an image. "France and UAE partner on 1GW AI data centre" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
