Tech Buzzar

Tech Buzzar Episode 02: GenAI, LLM’s and Falcon UAE – a chat with Merouane Debbah

Generative AI investments are on the rise and nearly octupling from 2022 to reach $25.2 billion. Are we now in solving era? Are we truly utilising LLM's to their maximum potential? What led to the creation of NOOR, the largest language model in Arabic and the evolution towards Falcon LLM in the UAE. In this episode we speak to Merouane Debbah, a researcher, educator and a technology entreprenuer. Currently professor at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi and the founding director of the 6G research center; Merouane is one of the key members of the Technology Innovation Institute and a driving force behind UAE's Falcon LLM.

Tech Buzzar Episode 01: Metaverse & Interconnect Realities: A chat with Leslie Shannon

Metaverse-related investments rose to US $120 billion in the first five months of 2023, and continue to scale. How relevant is it today and what problems does it solve for us? More importantly, what are the trends that we see here in the middle east region in markets such as Saudi, UAE and others.  In this episode we speak to Leslie Shannon, author of ‘Interconnected Realities’ to gain insights on her experiences. Leslie was kind enough to provide a augmented reality image of herself for the podcast as well. Now hear this!