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The AI sheikh will review your contract now
The technology could cut down on paperwork, one scholar says
AI can help claw back some airfare costs
Flight refund bots: Startups are using AI to help air travelers claw back some flying costs, Reuters reports. Services like…
Apple’s next hardware reveal and the AI assistants you may not be able to use
Apple’s anticipated announcements lead a roundup of new presentation tools and assistants from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta.
Are AI agents ready to work without human oversight?
Some firms are taking risks, but others are more cautious
Can AI help keep college kids attending class?
Can AI help keep students in college? A US startup called Straia is pulling together data scattered across university departments…
Will an AI botnet take over the internet? Experts disagree
Anthropic warns that it’s technically possible, but cybersecurity experts are skeptical.
TII launches an AI model built for Emirati Arabic
The UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute is also working on models for other dialects
Cutting Arabic errors and developing drugs faster
Cutting Arabic errors: Nvidia cut its speech-recognition model’s error rate on Saudi dialects to 30% from c. 55% after training…
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