TII's Open-Source AI Summit Highlights Key Discussions On The Future Of AI 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- The Open-Source AI Summit Abu Dhabi has kicked off with critical dialogues that will shape the global artificial intelligence (AI) agenda, for two days beginning Nov 26, at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island.

Hosted by the Technology Innovative Institute (TII), a global applied science research centre, the summit with over 300 in attendance, converged with growing international focus on the pull and push between open- and closed-source AI.

TII Chief Executive Officer, Dr Najwa Aaraj, who opened the summit, referred to the event as a pivotal moment for global AI discourse.

“Falcon, like other open-source models, unites scientists, developers, and innovators to accelerate technological advancements as a catalyst for global change. We look forward to seeing the impact it will continue to have, particularly as we continue our work with the Falcon Foundation,” she said in a statement.

The summit agenda continued with discussions from renowned speakers, including the United States’ Adeia Corporation Vice President, Dr Belgacem Haba, who spoke about the challenges that AI has created in the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

Meanwhile, Oxford University Professor and Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof Philip Torr spoke about the ownership of AI, touching on potential drawbacks as well as regulation, and arguing that in the long-term, the benefits of open-source AI outweigh the risks.

On the other hand, TII’s AI Research Centre Chief Researcher, Dr Hakim Hacid emphasised the importance of addressing the complexities of open-source AI, including issues of control, policy, and infrastructure.

Furthermore, TII’s Dr Jingwei Zuo will introduce Falcon Mamba, the first State Space Language Model, built using entirely new architecture that launched earlier this year.

The summit will conclude with a panel led by TII discussing the vision for open-source AI. Since launching the Falcon 40B, the United Arab Emirates’ first open-source large language model (LLM), in May 2023, TII’s Falcon AI LLM series has garnered global recognition, with a new model expected by the end of this year.

-- BERNAMA