Omar Akar

Sep 23, 2024 | blog.purestorage.com | Wendy Stusrud |Calvin Nieh |Sifiso Ngwenya |Omar Akar

Aug 29, 2024 | edgemiddleeast.com | Omar Akar

There’s a lot written about training AI models. However, data scientists spend much time on the processes before and after model training. In all these different stages, data gets transformed and amplified. To create a practical and valuable AI model, the data that informs it must be easy to find, accessible, AI-ready and accurate. Here are the six stages data generally goes through and some considerations regarding how it will be transformed and amplified.

Jun 10, 2024 | datatechvibe.com | Omar Akar

The GCC is a leader in AI adoption, but challenges like GPU access and data centre strain remain. Explore key considerations for a successful AI journey in the region. The GCC has been experimenting with, piloting, and adopting artificial intelligence technologies for some time. Saudi Arabia has the National Strategy for AI and Data, Qatar has an Artificial Intelligence Committee, and the United Arab Emirates was the first nation to establish a ministry dedicated to AI.

May 6, 2024 | edgemiddleeast.com | Omar Akar |Sindhu Kashyap

The GCC has been experimenting with, piloting, and adopting artificial intelligence technologies for some time. Saudi Arabia has theNational Strategy for AI and Data, Qatar has an Artificial Intelligence Committee, and the United Arab Emirates was the first nation to establish a ministry dedicated to AI. All this government apparatus was in place before generative AI arrived, which, in many ways, redraws the roadmaps.

Mar 13, 2024 | datatechvibe.com | Omar Akar

AI’s growing popularity raises a hidden cost: its environmental impact. AI models require significant energy from data storage to processing power, leading to CO2 emissions. AI can do more and more. Think of any topic; an AI tool can effortlessly generate an image or text. Yet the environmental impact of, say, generating an image by AI is often forgotten. For example, generating one image by AI consumes about the same amount of power as charging your mobile phone.