Why We Need Arabic Language Models
Building strong Arabic language models is a strategic step to ensure the Arab world’s active role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
Building strong Arabic language models is a strategic step to ensure the Arab world’s active role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
A new wave of synthetic-biology research is turning living cells into programmable devices, opening the door to innovation in regional medicines, materials and climate solutions.
Scientists from Saudi Arabia and Japan report the first phased pangenome assemblies and graph-based references representing Saudi Arabian and Japanese populations.
A field guideline from the Sallam Lab team for early-career researchers who want to unearth the past.
Tarek Rakha is an associate professor at Georgia Tech, and CEO of his first startup, Lamarr.AI, which uses drones, infrared imaging, and AI to revolutionize building diagnostics. Think of it as an MRI for buildings.
Academia in conflict zones: an update from the Middle East
Conflicts and civil wars in many parts of the Middle East cause economic repercussions across all sectors, including higher education and scientific research. Nature Middle East spoke with researchers and academics from Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine about limited resources, brain drain, difficulties in field research or lab work, and the countless challenges that hold back education and data collection.
A new wave of synthetic-biology research is turning living cells into programmable devices, opening the door to innovation in regional medicines, materials and climate solutions.
Scientists from Saudi Arabia and Japan report the first phased pangenome assemblies and graph-based references representing Saudi Arabian and Japanese populations.
A field guideline from the Sallam Lab team for early-career researchers who want to unearth the past.
Tarek Rakha is an associate professor at Georgia Tech, and CEO of his first startup, Lamarr.AI, which uses drones, infrared imaging, and AI to revolutionize building diagnostics. Think of it as an MRI for buildings.
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Tarek Rakha is an associate professor at Georgia Tech, and CEO of his first startup, Lamarr.AI, which uses drones, infrared imaging, and AI to revolutionize building diagnostics. Think of it as an MRI for buildings.
The GCC countries, led by the Emirates, are investing heavily in AI models for energy, healthcare, and education.
A non-invasive imaging technique allows researchers to peer inside six sealed metal animal coffins.
Field research resolves long-standing question of where painted lady butterflies spend the European winter.
Nature Middle East editors discuss issues concerning Middle Eastern science and scientists.
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