Abu Dhabi Launches AI Company A171: Competitor To OpenAI

The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) of Abu Dhabi has introduced AI71, a newly established AI company poised to rival the offerings of leading AI labs, including OpenAI. The revelation took place at an exclusive launch event in Abu Dhabi.

AI71, an outcome of the extensive AI research and development initiatives led by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), will specialise in marketing and supporting the Falcon large language model (LLM), which TII introduced earlier this year.

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The company kicks off its journey with three distinct vertical platforms: LAW71, RAZI71, and ASK71, each catering to specific domains. More platforms are anticipated to be unveiled in the near future.

VentureOne, the technology commercialization arm of ATRC, played a pivotal role in the formation of this innovative venture, solidifying Abu Dhabi's position in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence.

UAE’s AI Race

UAE has been on the forefront of AI innovations this year with TII and G42 launching LLMs in the country. A highly scaled-up version of Falcon 40B which was released earlier this year, TII released Falcon 180B LLM a few months ago. 

Furthermore, the UAE is also boosting developments that cater to their demographics. Earlier this month, Core42 launched an Arabic large language model Jais 30B , a 30 billion parameter model which is the only Arabic open-source LLM available. Jais 13B was launched in August. Jais was born from the collaboration between Core42, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Cerebras Systems.

With these developments, it is evident that UAE is continuously pushing to create dominance in the AI sector.