Artificial Intelligence
Latest news and developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and large language models transforming industries across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
Huawei: Reshaping Industries with AI as the Cloud Foundation for an Intelligent World
[Shanghai, China, September 21, 2023] The second day of HUAWEI CONNECT 2023 started with the keynote speech by Mr. Zhang Ping’an, Executive Director of Huawei and CEO of Huawei Cloud. In “The Cloud Foundation for an Intelligent World: Reshaping Industries with AI”, he announced Huawei’s Pangu models for mining, government, vehicles, weather, medicine, virtual humans, […]
Avaya to Demonstrate Transformative AI Capabilities on Operations and Experiences at GITEX Global 2023
Avaya to showcase a range of use cases that highlight transformative AI capabilities in delivering outstanding customer and employee experiences across the customer journey Dubai, United Arab Emirates – September 19, 2023 – Avaya, a global leader in customer experience solutions, today announced its participation at the 2023 edition of GITEX Global, where the company will illustrate how organizations […]
IQ Robotics, Brands For Less Group Unveil Multi-Million-Riyal Robotics Transformation to Fuel Group’s KSA Expansion
Riyadh, KSA – 10 September 2023: IQ Robotics, the pioneering leader in AI-driven, fully automated logistics solutions, has inked another milestone agreement with Brands For Less Group (BFL Group), the region’s largest off-price retailer. Marking its fourth collaborative robotics transformation, this multi-million-riyal agreement aims to facilitate BFL Group’s ambitious expansion into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. […]
US-China Tech Competition: AI and Beyond
A recent study funded by the United States Department found that China has a “stunning lead” in 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies as Western democracies lose the global competition for research output. China had established a remarkable lead in high-impact research under government programs. Over the past five years, China generated 48.49% of the […]
HONEYWELL RESEARCH INDICATES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL SHAPE GLOBAL RETAIL OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, August 22, 2023 – According to a new survey released today by Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON), nearly six in 10 retailers plan to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and computer vision (CV) technologies over the next year to enhance the shopping experience offered within stores and online. The research also indicates […]
SAS launches free Data Literacy course to help people thrive in AI-driven world
Data Literacy in Practice sets learners on an analytics career journey Riyadh, KSA, August 13, 2023 – The explosion of generative AI has accelerated the need for data literacy in what was already a fast-paced, data-driven world. Data literacy is no longer a nice-to-have skill but a must-have in any field. To help more people develop these critical […]
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84% of Middle East Organizations Consider AI a Top Priority While Emerging Risks Underscore Urgent Need for Responsible AI
Riyadh, August 9, 2023 — The Artificial Intelligence (AI) landscape has changed dramatically over the past year with the swift adoption of Generative AI (GenAI), making it more difficult for organizations to be responsible with the technology and putting pressure on Responsible AI (RAI) programs to keep up with continuous advances, according to new research by MIT […]
Shaping the Future beyond Chatbots: Huawei focuses on AI’s Impact on Industry Transformation
[Middle East, July 10, 2023] – Huawei is bringing forth new industry opportunities and technological advancements driven by the AI wave. During his keynote speech at Huawei’s Developer Conference, Zhang Pingan, Huawei Executive Director and CEO of HUAWEI CLOUD unveiled the Pangu Model 3.0 and Ascend AI cloud services. These innovations aim to empower industry […]
Cyble Secures $24M in Series B Funding to Further Advance its AI-Powered Threat Intelligence Solutions
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cyble, the fastest-growing threat intelligence provider that blends cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to develop state-of-the-art threat intelligence solutions, announced a $24 million injection of capital through Series B funding. Cyble has been steadily gaining recognition as the favored solution for Dark Web and Threat Intelligence among cybersecurity specialists, solidifying its position as the champion of a […]
Dynatrace Enhances Davis Platform with Hypermodal AI, Unifying Predictive, Causal, and Generative Intelligence for Unparalleled Observability and Security.
The industry’s leading AI to boost productivity across teams with automatic, customer-specific recommendations for business, development, security, and operational tasks WALTHAM, Mass., July 31, 2023 – Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leader in unified observability and security, announced it is expanding its Davis® AI engine to create the industry’s first hypermodal artificial intelligence (AI), converging fact-based, predictive- and causal-AI insights with […]
Dell Technologies Expands AI Offerings to Accelerate Secure Generative AI Initiatives
Dubai, UAE – July 31, 2023 Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) introduces new offerings to help customers quickly and securely build generative AI (GenAI) models on-premises to accelerate improved outcomes and drive new levels of intelligence. New Dell Generative AI Solutions, expanding upon our May’s Project Helix announcement, span IT infrastructure, PCs, and professional services to simplify the […]
SAS Viya outperforms competitors and lowers operational costs, study says
Dubai, UAE, 11 July 2023: A new benchmarking study reveals the SAS® Viya® AI and analytics platform is, on average, 30 times faster than commercial and open-source alternatives and scales better with more extensive and complex data. The analysis from The Futurum Group compared SAS Viya to retail, cloud-based data and AI platform and open-source alternatives like H2O […]
UNIDO and Huawei launch the Global alliance on artificial intelligence for industry and manufacturing (AIM Global) at World AI Conference in Shanghai
[Shanghai, July 20, 2023] At the sixth World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) recently concluded in Shanghai, UNIDO, Huawei, and other partners officially launched the “Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing” (AIM Global). Led by UNIDO, AIM Global will integrate public and private partners to foster the use of and innovation around AI […]
Decoding Consumer Behavior through AI: Zero Gravity Technology’s Innovative Leap with AED 15 Million Investment
Tariq Al Hosani, Chief Executive Officer of Zero Gravity Group Conpanies, recently announced the UAE-based company’s firm commitment to catalyzing growth and innovation through significant investments in artificial intelligence. Al Hosani revealed that Zero Gravity has dedicated AED 15 million towards the creation and refinement of AI technologies. This endeavor, in collaboration with the nation’s […]
HUAWEI CLOUD researchers develop AI weather forecast system with 10,000x faster predictions compared to the traditional model
[Middle East, July 14, 2023] HUAWEI CLOUD published a breakthrough paper on the Pangu Weather AI model in one of the world’s top scientific journals, Nature. The paper describes how to develop a precise and accurate global AI weather forecast system based on deep learning using 43 years of data. Pangu-Weather is the first AI […]
Google launches its generative AI experiment ‘Bard’ in Arabic
July 13 – Google announced today the launch of Bard in Arabic, in its largest expansion since it launched in English in March earlier this year. Bard is designed to enable people to use their creative potential by developing and brainstorming new ideas, learn more about the world by exploring topics from different perspectives, and boost […]
Juniper Networks’ AI-Driven Wireless Takes Digital Experience to a New Level at the University of Oxford
World-class university transforms its central wireless network to meet heightened user expectations SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 13, 2023 – Juniper Networks® (NYSE:JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, announced that numerous departments and colleges of the University of Oxford, a renowned university and the oldest centre of learning, teaching and research in the English-speaking world, deployed Juniper’s cloud-delivered wireless access solution driven by […]
ACCIONA INVESTS IN MACHINE LEARNING, FORTUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
FORECASTThe company partners with SAALG Geomechanics to predict natural ground movement during the execution of construction projects. RIYADH, JULY 12TH, 2023. ACCIONA has become the lead investor of SAALG Geomechanics, a software and engineering startup that predicts natural ground movement during the entire construction cycle with a large volume of data.ACCIONA, as a strategic partner, […]
82% of Saudi Arabia Employees Believe the Rewards of Generative AI Outweigh the Risks
Riyadh — A new wave of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, such as GPT-4and DALL-E, is transforming businesses at an unprecedented pace. Employees in Saudi Arabia are optimistic about how AI—and generative AI, in particular—will affect their work, as revealed by new research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with a survey that aims to understand […]
Cisco Shows Breakthrough Innovation Towards AI-First Security Cloud
Dubai, UAE, July 3, 2023 — Cisco (CSCO), the leader in enterprise networking and security, is delivering on its promise of the AI-driven Cisco Security Cloud to simplify cybersecurity and empower people to do their best work from anywhere regardless of the increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. Cisco is investing in cutting-edge artificial intelthat will empower security teams […]
IBM Brings Generative AI Commentary and AI Draw Analysis to the Wimbledon Digital Experience
IBM AI Draw Analysis creates a new statistic for tennis, offering deeper insight into a player’s potential path to the final LONDON, U.K. and ARMONK N.Y., June 21, 2023 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and The All England Lawn Tennis Club today announced new features for the Wimbledon digital fan experience that will launch at this […]
Avaya Unveils Reimagined Professional Services, Prioritizing AI, Cloud, and Digital Transformation through Avaya Customer Experience Services (ACES)
Avaya ENGAGE 2023 – Orlando, Fla. – June 20, 2023 – Avaya, a global leader in customer experience solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, today announced its reimagined professional services: Avaya Customer Experience Services (ACES), formerly Avaya Professional Services. The enhanced approach leverages integrating artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, and digital technologies to drive improved business outcomes to customers. Today’s businesses […]