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Stay up-to-date with the latest news from MBZUAI and the wider industry, featuring insights into ongoing University research, innovations, and developments shaping the future of artificial intelligence. The Node gathers expert commentary, press announcements, and initiatives from the University and its partners, keeping you informed on the most relevant trends and breakthroughs.

K2 Think V2: a fully sovereign reasoning model

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026

K2 Think V2: a fully sovereign reasoning model

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MBZUAI's Institute of Foundation Models has released its first fully sovereign reasoning model with a new version of K2 Think.

K2-V2: Full Openness Finally Meets Real Performance

Thursday, 18 December, 2025

K2-V2: Full Openness Finally Meets Real Performance

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The large language model (LLM) landscape—long split between proprietary Big Tech systems (Google, OpenAI), open-weight developer models (Llama), and a small set of fully open-source research models—shifted decisively in 2025.

K2: An open source model that delivers frontier capabilities

Friday, 5 December, 2025

K2: An open source model that delivers frontier capabilities

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MBZUAI’s Institute of Foundation Models has released its latest version of K2 – a 70-billion-parameter, reasoning-centric foundation model designed not just to perform well, but to be fully inspectable.

Augmented Humans 2025: Advancing Human Potential at MBZUAI

Tuesday, 25 March, 2025

Augmented Humans 2025: Advancing Human Potential at MBZUAI

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Global experts gathered at MBZUAI for AHs 2025 to explore innovation, AI ethics and the future of AI-driven human augmentation

MBZUAI and Berkeley explore the future of machine learning

Monday, 24 March, 2025

MBZUAI and Berkeley explore the future of machine learning

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Machine learning pioneer Michael I. Jordan was among the speakers discussing the cutting-edge ideas shaping the field.

Can LLMs reason? New benchmark puts models to the test

Thursday, 20 March, 2025

Can LLMs reason? New benchmark puts models to the test

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The game-based dataset created by MBZUAI scientists tests LMMs' pattern recognition, spatial awareness, arithmetic, and logical thinking.

Culturally Yours: A new tool for understanding cultural references in text

Tuesday, 18 March, 2025

Culturally Yours: A new tool for understanding cultural references in text

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Researchers from MBZUAI have developed a tool that uses demographic information to help bridge linguistic and cultural gaps in understanding.

MBZUAI hosts Augmented Humans Conference for the first time in the Middle East with record submissions

Monday, 17 March, 2025

MBZUAI hosts Augmented Humans Conference for the first time in the Middle East with record submissions

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The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference 2025, which is taking place this week from March 16-20, hosted by Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), gives participants the opportunity to discover the latest physical, cognitive and perceptual augmentations of humans through digital technologies.

A new fast and accurate approach to 3D instance segmentation presented at ICLR

Tuesday, 11 March, 2025

A new fast and accurate approach to 3D instance segmentation presented at ICLR

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Mohamed El Amine Boudjoghra explains how his team have improved machines' speed and accuracy in recognizing objects.

The Tree of Robots: A living encyclopaedia for intelligent machines

Monday, 10 March, 2025

The Tree of Robots: A living encyclopaedia for intelligent machines

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Professor Sami Haddadin explains how his innovative classification methodology could optimize the potential of robots and accelerate their evolution.

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