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Vicuna cost $ 300 to train and has a tiny carbon footprint compared to ChatGPT , which cost over four million dollars to train with an estimated 500 tons of carbon emitted . Vicuna is also highly competitive with ChatGPT and Google ’ s Bard scoring around 90 % on subjective language assessments and making it the strongest known , publicly available chatbot alternative .
MBZUAI has also developed the Artificial Intelligence Operating System , AIOS , a technology which can substantially reduce the three big costs of Artificial Intelligence computing , energy , time , and talent . AIOS has the power to reduce Artificial Intelligence computing energy costs by making models smaller , faster , more efficient , and less reliant on expensive hardware for Artificial Intelligence creation . AIOS also directly speeds up the compute operations involved in training and serving Artificial Intelligence models , which further reduces the time needed for training .
Employment opportunities
The MBZUAI Executive Programme has successfully trained three cohorts consisting of more than 120 UAE CEOs , director generals , and executive directors in Artificial Intelligence so they can begin implementation in their home organisations .
Through their exposure to elite , global Artificial Intelligence researchers and heads of industry , private and public sector leaders in the UAE are growing into a powerful ecosystem , an essential ingredient for long-term success with the technology .
MBZUAI ’ s second cohort , the Class of 2023 graduated in June 2023 , celebrating 59 students attaining a master ’ s in computer vision , machine learning , and natural language processing .
Within seven weeks of their commencement , 66 % of Class of 2023 alumni have confirmed employment , PhD placements , or paid internships .
Employment has been secured with organisations such as Abu Dhabi Police , G42 , Technology Innovation Institute , Metaverse Centre , Inria Lille Institute , Royal Eficaz , FortyGuard , Shinobi Security , Yalla Group , and SnapChat UK . A total of 80 % are expected to remain in the UAE and continue contributing to Abu Dhabi ’ s ecosystem .
All MBZUAI ’ s courses have a focus on the application of Artificial Intelligence to real world challenges and this is also reflected in the research projects taking place at the university . Students must also take part
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