FINAL WORD
Bridging the world of human languages through large language models
With many projects ongoing at MBZUAI , including development of an efficient AI operating system , metaverse technologies , smart grids , clinical diagnostic tools , smart drug design , the University is making strides in supporting the UAE on targets in the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031 . Timothy Baldwin at MBZUAI gives us his perspective .
AI has the power to bring immense benefits to humanity , which is exactly why MBZUAI is building the ecosystem of skills , talent and research needed to help it fulfil its potential . Few technologies have stirred as much debate as Artificial Intelligence , AI , which is rarely out of the news thanks to its unmatched potential to bring sweeping , and , I would argue , overwhelmingly positive changes to humanity , if done right .
Yet despite the widespread use of AI algorithms and chatbots in popular e-commerce services , and large language models , LLMs such as ChatGPT and the recently-released Arabic LLMs Jais and Jais Climate , AI remains at a nascent stage , and its real impact is yet to be felt across most areas of industry and society .
Timothy Baldwin , Acting Provost , and Professor of Natural Language Processing at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence , MBZUAI
I am optimistic that , if developed and deployed in the right way , and if we as a society have the skills and knowledge to use it effectively , AI can help humanity overcome many of the world ’ s most pressing challenges including expanding the reach and quality of healthcare and education , and the complex issues of sustainability and climate change .
One of the major areas where research from MBZUAI is already having an impact , including on sustainability , is LLMs . MBZUAI , in collaboration with researchers at UC Berkeley , CMU , Stanford , and UC San Diego , developed Vicuna , a sustainable LLM that is both vastly cheaper to train and has a miniscule carbon footprint and
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