MBZUAI

Cerebras, Petuum, and MBZUAI Announce New Open-Source CrystalCoder and LLM360 Methodology to Accelerate Development of Transparent and Responsible AI Models

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Monday, December 11, 2023

While previous models were suitable for either English or coding, CrystalCoder achieves high accuracy for both tasks simultaneously.

Key Points: 
  • While previous models were suitable for either English or coding, CrystalCoder achieves high accuracy for both tasks simultaneously.
  • Trained on Condor Galaxy 1, the AI supercomputer built by G42 and Cerebras, CrystalCoder-7B has been released under the new reproducible LLM360 methodology that promotes open source and transparent, responsible use.
  • CrystalCoder and the LLM360 release methodology are available now on Hugging Face.
  • "Petuum and MBZUAI are excited to announce the release of the CrystalCoder-7B large language model (LLM).

IBM Advances Geospatial AI to Address Climate Challenges

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).

Key Points: 
  • -IBM and NASA to create new AI foundation model for weather and climate.
  • YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).
  • "Climate change is a real and pressing issue that we must find new ways to address as quickly and efficiently as possible, including through today's most advanced AI technologies," said Alessandro Curioni, IBM Fellow and Vice President, Accelerated Discovery at IBM.
  • In 2021, IBM and the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Hartree Centre collaborated to explore the application of next-generation technologies including AI from IBM to address climate risk and resiliency across the UK.

IBM Advances Geospatial AI to Address Climate Challenges

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 30, 2023

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).

Key Points: 
  • -IBM and NASA to create new AI foundation model for weather and climate.
  • YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).
  • "Climate change is a real and pressing issue that we must find new ways to address as quickly and efficiently as possible, including through today's most advanced AI technologies," said Alessandro Curioni, IBM Fellow and Vice President, Accelerated Discovery at IBM.
  • In 2021, IBM and the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Hartree Centre collaborated to explore the application of next-generation technologies including AI from IBM to address climate risk and resiliency across the UK.

Jais Climate: MBZUAI and Core 42 launch first bilingual LLM dedicated to climate intelligence

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Built on models Jais and Vicuna, Jais Climate will be available to the public during COP28 UAE to provide detailed knowledge on climate and sustainability-related queries.

Key Points: 
  • Built on models Jais and Vicuna, Jais Climate will be available to the public during COP28 UAE to provide detailed knowledge on climate and sustainability-related queries.
  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official launch of Jais Climate, the world's first bilingual large language model (LLM) dedicated to climate and sustainability.
  • Jais Climate was trained on ClimaInstruct, the largest instruction-based, bilingual dataset on climate and sustainability-related topics, prepared from various sources in English and Arabic languages.
  • 'AI for Climate' is one of MBZUAI's three research pillars, and its key sustainability projects will also be showcased alongside Jais Climate.

Jais Climate: MBZUAI and Core 42 launch first bilingual LLM dedicated to climate intelligence

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Built on models Jais and Vicuna, Jais Climate will be available to the public during COP28 UAE to provide detailed knowledge on climate and sustainability-related queries.

Key Points: 
  • Built on models Jais and Vicuna, Jais Climate will be available to the public during COP28 UAE to provide detailed knowledge on climate and sustainability-related queries.
  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official launch of Jais Climate, the world's first bilingual large language model (LLM) dedicated to climate and sustainability.
  • Jais Climate was trained on ClimaInstruct, the largest instruction-based, bilingual dataset on climate and sustainability-related topics, prepared from various sources in English and Arabic languages.
  • 'AI for Climate' is one of MBZUAI's three research pillars, and its key sustainability projects will also be showcased alongside Jais Climate.

Core42 Sets New Benchmark for Arabic Large Language Models with the Release of Jais 30B

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Core42, a G42 company and the UAE-based national-scale enabler for cloud and generative AI, announced the launch of Jais 30B, the newest and most proficient version of its open-source Arabic Large Language Model (LLM). Featuring 30 billion parameters, this new iteration of Jais follows the release in August 2023 of the 13 billion parameter model, underscoring Core42's commitment to provide a rich linguistic and culture-focused generative AI experience for the over 400 million Arabic speakers worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Jais 13B went from concept to fine-tuned, leading open-source model in less than four months.
  • It offers 160% longer and more detailed answers in Arabic and a 233% increase in English, reflecting significant improvements in language generation.
  • Jais 30B performance is now on par with monolingual English models and outperforms most open-source models in Foundation Model evaluations.
  • To know more about how Jais 30B was trained and benchmarks against other models, you can read the model's blog post on G42's website: https://www.g42.ai/resources/publications/Jais-30B

Core42 Sets New Benchmark for Arabic Large Language Models with the Release of Jais 30B

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 9, 2023

ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Core42, a G42 company and the UAE-based national-scale enabler for cloud and generative AI, announced the launch of Jais 30B, the newest and most proficient version of its open-source Arabic Large Language Model (LLM). Featuring 30 billion parameters, this new iteration of Jais follows the release in August 2023 of the 13 billion parameter model, underscoring Core42's commitment to provide a rich linguistic and culture-focused generative AI experience for the over 400 million Arabic speakers worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Jais 13B went from concept to fine-tuned, leading open-source model in less than four months.
  • It offers 160% longer and more detailed answers in Arabic and a 233% increase in English, reflecting significant improvements in language generation.
  • Jais 30B performance is now on par with monolingual English models and outperforms most open-source models in Foundation Model evaluations.
  • To know more about how Jais 30B was trained and benchmarks against other models, you can read the model's blog post on G42's website: https://www.g42.ai/resources/publications/Jais-30B

M42 Announces New Clinical LLM to Transform the Future of AI in Healthcare

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

M42, a global tech-enabled healthcare network, has unveiled an impactful advancement in healthcare technology with the launch of Med42, a new open-access Clinical Large Language Model (LLM).

Key Points: 
  • M42, a global tech-enabled healthcare network, has unveiled an impactful advancement in healthcare technology with the launch of Med42, a new open-access Clinical Large Language Model (LLM).
  • The 70 billion parameter, generative artificial intelligence (AI) model is poised to transform the future of AI across the healthcare sector and create a direct impact on patient care outcomes.
  • The model has been developed to exponentially enhance clinical decision-making and increase access to synthesized medical knowledge for healthcare professionals, patients, and medical researchers through to regulators.
  • M42 aims to catalyze global innovation in AI for healthcare, empowering experts across the globe to refine and expand the model's applications in various medical domains.

Enterprise AI Leader SymphonyAI Appoints AI and Robotics Luminary Daniela Rus to Its Board

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Monday, October 16, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SymphonyAI, a leader in predictive and generative AI enterprise AI SaaS, announced today that it has appointed Daniela Rus, Ph.D., as an independent board member.

Key Points: 
  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SymphonyAI, a leader in predictive and generative AI enterprise AI SaaS, announced today that it has appointed Daniela Rus, Ph.D., as an independent board member.
  • Rus joins SymphonyAI as the fast-growth company brings a range of applications combining predictive and generative AI technology to market.
  • We welcome her to the team as SymphonyAI continues to grow and innovate at the forefront of predictive and generative AI."
  • Rus' appointment to the SymphonyAI board follows the recent appointment of financial services visionary Blythe Masters .

M42 Announces New Clinical LLM to Transform the Future of AI in Healthcare

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

The 70 billion parameter, generative artificial intelligence (AI) model is poised to transform the future of AI across the healthcare sector and create a direct impact on patient care outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • The 70 billion parameter, generative artificial intelligence (AI) model is poised to transform the future of AI across the healthcare sector and create a direct impact on patient care outcomes.
  • The model has been developed to exponentially enhance clinical decision-making and increase access to synthesized medical knowledge for healthcare professionals, patients, and medical researchers through to regulators.
  • Med42 has the potential to revolutionize the pace of clinical decision-making, acting as an AI assistant for healthcare professionals.
  • Today, we helped bring another state-of-the-art LLM to the world, Med42, with huge benefits for the healthcare landscape."