Abu Dhabi launches low-cost AI reasoning model in challenge to OpenAI, DeepSeek

Abu Dhabi launches low-cost AI reasoning model in challenge to OpenAI, DeepSeek

The UAE has sought to position itself as a global leader in AI in a bid to diversify its economy beyond crude oil dependency.

MBZUAI unveils K2 Think reasoning model based on Qwen 2.5

The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi has unveiled K2 Think, a low-cost reasoning model designed to rival systems developed by DeepSeek and OpenAI. The launch underscores the UAE’s ambitions to become a significant player in the global AI sector, currently dominated by the United States and China. A new class of reasoning model MBZUAI describes K2 Think as “a new class of reasoning model.” Instead of r…

Abu Dhabi launches a reasoning model from AI to match OpenAi, Deepseek

Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty images A new challenger in the Global Artificial Intelligence Race entered the ring. The Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), a AIb-Focused Research University, founded by the United Arab Emirates, announced the release of a new, cheap reasoning model to compete OpenAi and Deepseek on Tuesday. […]