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| Radhika Laghate |
Artificial intelligence research will play a key role in creating opportunities and finding practical, tangible solutions as well as generating economic and social value: Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
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Artificial intelligence research plays a key role in using global opportunities and finding practical, tangible solutions as well as generating economic and social value, said Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-Designate of COP28, during a visit to the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).
According to Dr. Al Jaber, AI adoption across industries will help the UAE achieve its goals of advancing technology and diversifying its economy. AI solutions are projected to contribute an estimated $13 trillion to the global GDP by 2030 while also dramatically improving the lives of billions of people.
During his visit, he met with leading researchers from MBZUAI and the Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI) to discuss key research projects aimed at delivering on UAE national priorities. These projects include sustainable environments and infrastructure, world-class healthcare and education systems, and exploring large language models, particularly in Arabic.
He reviewed research on energy-efficient language models and machine learning systems, maximising solar energy outputs, and real-time autonomous malaria diagnosis and assessment.
AI is expected to play a major role in limiting global temperature increases by reducing greenhouse gas emissions if applied globally. Dr. Al Jaber emphasised the role of AI in climate-based solutions, saying that technologies being developed today have the potential to increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and ensure that economic growth and climate progress go hand-in-hand.
MBZUAI is already leading global efforts to develop and deploy sustainable AI solutions and applications, according to Professor Eric Xing, President and University Professor of MBZUAI. By harnessing the power of AI, it is delivering state-of-the-art research that can solve the world's most pressing issues in healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability. MBZUAI is among 12 UAE-based universities and higher education institutions to join the Universities Climate Network (UCN), and eight MBZUAI students have also been selected to participate in the Climate Ambassadors Programme (CAP), enabling collaboration to advance ambitious climate action nationally and internationally to accelerate positive change for a low-carbon, resilient world.