GLOBAL AI LEADERS SERIES

Open Source AI, Ecosystems & National Adaptation: A View from the UAE

Thursday, 6 June 2024

3.00 pm CET

Duration: 60 min

 

Join us on our tour of views on AI from around the globe. In this session we visit the UAE with:

  • Merouane Debbah, Senior AI Advisor, Technology Innovation Institute
  • Reda Nidhakou, Acting CEO, VentureOne, Abu Dhabi Advanced Technology Research Council

Discover what is happening in UAE and the region in the area of AI, from impressive AI innovations, to a unique approach to building global AI ecosystems, and to the opportunities and challenges of open source AI.

Why attend:

  • Better understand what happens in AI in UAE – and how powerful AI can be built away from the “usual centers of technological innovations”.
  • Understand how Falcon, UAE’s leading LLM, was developed and leveraged both for research and commercial uses.
  • Hear about the power of open source AI as well as the challenges and opportunities of ecosystem strategies for AI.

The INSEAD AI Global Leaders Series presents perspectives from around the world on the main scientific, business and policy developments in AI. Together with the founders and CEOs of a selection of the most innovative AI companies, leading AI academics and policy experts, the series offers a unique opportunity to develop a more complete and global understanding of the most important technology of our times. The series is hosted by Theos Evgeniou, Professor of Decision Sciences & Technology Management at INSEAD and Director of the INSEAD Executive Education program, AI for Business and the online program Transforming Your Business with AI.

Other episodes:

Merouane Debbah

Senior AI Advisor, Technology Innovation Institute

Reda Nidhakou

Acting CEO, VentureOne, Abu Dhabi Advanced Technology Research Council

Theos Evgeniou

Professor of Decision Science & Technology Management, INSEAD