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The race for Arabic chatbot dominance
As Middle East-North African countries seek to reinvent their economics for a technology-forward future, one AI product in particular is seeing investor interest: chatbots.
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The challenging past, hopeful future of Arabic literary translation
Despite decades of sparse jobs, literary translators and authors see an encouraging path forward to build Arabic literature throughout the world. As explored in part one, Arabic translators and authors cite a lack of funding, cultural institutions, and professional connections as obstacles toward promoting Middle Eastern and North African literature worldwide.
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The challenging past, hopeful future of Arabic literary translation
The Arabic language is known worldwide for its capacity to capture poetry, beauty, and artistry. So why is Arabic literature so neglected when it comes to translation and localization funding?
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Arabic fast food drive-thrus with a side of AI
KFC Dubai uses AI to take orders in Arabic & English seamlessly. See how multilingual AI is reshaping fast food drive-thrus across the GCC.
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Amazon, Abu Dhabi partnership lays groundwork for expanded Arabic literature access
In theory, the modern internet era should be a golden age for world literature access. But in practice, many significant works — particularly Arabic-language works — remain unattainable.
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Gaming industry leaders call for improved Arabic localization, representation
Saudi Arabia and other investors’ acquisition of video game giant Electronic Arts at the end of September is poised to rewrite the industry’s rules. And for Arabic-speaking gamers and localization professionals, speculation abounds that the ownership shakeup may well lead to more and better Arabic game localizations for future releases.
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Sheikh Hamad Award translation conference celebrates milestone in Arabic-Chinese relations
China and the Arabic-speaking world represent major world powers economically, culturally, and politically. And with the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding conference’s conclusion at the end of September, their international conversation is closer than ever.
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Visa, intella announce dialect-proof Arabic AI partnership
Yet more major multinational corporations are investing in Arabic AI infrastructure as Gulf states roll out their technological expansion agenda.
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Saudi Arabia reshapes gaming industry with Electronic Arts buyout
It’s the deal that unleashed an industrial earthquake: The Saudi Arabian government, in partnership with an investor group that includes private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and Donald Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, is poised to purchase video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA).
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CAMB.AI signals global ambitions with partnerships, expansions
AI development in the Middle East and North Africa continues to surge as Arabic-language innovators and technologists carve out their corner of market share. The latest company making waves? CAMB.AI, a Dubai-based tech company attempting to preserve the beauty and complexity of the Arabic language through sophisticated AI models.
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Hamza test builds foundation for evaluating non-native Arabic proficiency
Language is power, perhaps the most potent force in civilizational history. So perhaps it’s no surprise that language proficiency is central to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations’ efforts to build economic sustainability and national identity.
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‘The Sand Castle’ an international Arabic hit for Netflix
Following the surprise success of its worldwide hit Squid Game, the streaming juggernaut made calculated investments in non-English entertainment. That included Arabic-language TV shows and movies, and this year, director Matty Brown’s Lebanese drama The Sand Castle became the most-watched Arabic-language movie on the platform, according to Deadline.
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Is OpenAI destined to eliminate all localization jobs? Apparently not, at least according to OpenAI’s own hiring practices.
In August, the AI technology giant posted a job listing for a localization manager to “lead and scale localization efforts across the company, ensuring our products and content resonate with users globally.”
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Falcon Arabic sets sights on Arabic-language AI dominance
How UAE's Falcon Arabic aims to dominate Arabic AI: Trained on native dialects, outperforms models 10x larger, and reshapes language technology sovereignty. Analysis included
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