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Gartner Predicts 30% of Generative AI Projects Will Be Abandoned After Proof of Concept By End of 2025

 With GenAI, There Is No One-Size-Fits-All, and Costs Aren’t as Predictable as Other Technologies

DUBAI, UAE, July 29, 2024 – At least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025, due to poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, escalating costs or unclear business value, according to Gartner, Inc.

Rita Sallam, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner said, “After last year’s hype, executives are impatient to see returns on GenAI investments, yet organizations are struggling to prove and realize value. As the scope of initiatives widen, the financial burden of developing and deploying GenAI models is increasingly felt.”

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Education, Technologies

RLtools: Technology Innovation Institute and New York University Debut Novel Reinforcement Learning Library

  • Innovative framework developed in partnership with New York University Agile Robotics and Perception Lab
  • RLtools aims to address critical training challenges in autonomoussystems

Abu Dhabi-UAE: 29 July 2024 – The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global scientific research center and the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced that its Autonomous Robotics Research Center (ARRC) has released RLtools, an open-source, groundbreaking reinforcement learning library that addresses critical training challenges in autonomous systems. Developed in collaboration with New York University’s Agile Robotics and Perception Lab, as part of a joint project, ‘Learning to Fly in Seconds’, this achievement marks the first instance of training high-speed, end-to-end drone controllers on a standard commercial grade computer.

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Technologies

Presight Leads AI Enablement Workshop for top Ethiopian Government Officials

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, July 26, 2024: Presight, the Middle East’s leading big data analytics company powered by Generative AI, hosted a workshop on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for the public sector and was attended by Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh and several high-level Ethiopian Government officials.

The three-dayworkshop, held as part of the AI Enablement Initiative, took place in Addis Ababa from July 22 to July 24 and was put together in partnership with Open Innovation AI – an Abu Dhabi-based software company.

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Technologies

Salam Taps Oracle to Optimize Business Operations and Innovate with New Service Offerings

Oracle Communications managed services to support reliable service delivery and performance for critical IT systems

Dubai, United Arab Emirates,July25, 2024: Salam, a leading Saudi telecom provider, has awarded Oracle a managed services agreement to support its on going digital transformation. The collaboration will help Salam expedite operational excellence and enhance the experience it provides customers. These efforts will also further Salam’s contributions to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 mission, which includes making Saudi Arabia a more connected and digitized nation.

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Technologies

HONOR Announces the Official Availability of HONOR 200 Series

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Witness mesmerizing portraits& AI user experience through HONOR AI Portrait Engine, and a range of AI features across camera, display, chipset, performance and more.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates,25 July 2024: After a hugely successful pre-order phase, global technology brand HONOR is pleased to announce the availability of the new HONOR 200 Series. This marks the launch of two revolutionary new phones – the genre-defining HONOR 200 Pro and the artistic HONOR 200. Both the HONOR 200 Pro and the HONOR 200 take portrait photography on smartphones to new heights, andharness the power of AI to produce stunning pro-grade photographs with exceptional results.

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