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The United Arab Emirates Releases a Tiny But Powerful AI Model
K2 Think compares well with reasoning models from OpenAI and DeepSeek but is smaller and more efficient, say researchers based in Abu Dhabi.
The new model, K2 Think, comes from researchers at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) located in UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi. These include fine tuning on long strings of simulated reasoning; an agentic planning process that breaks problems down in different ways; and reinforcement learning that trains the model to reach verifiably correct answers. Peng Xiao, CEO of G42, and a MBZUAI board member, said in a statement: “By proving that smaller, more resourceful models can rival the largest systems, this achievement shows how Abu Dhabi is shaping the next wave of global innovation.”
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