Friends, UAE is the new kid in the block in AI, probably using Small Language Models. Here is a brief news item:* The UAE throws its hat in the ring with new open-source model. *The country unveiled 'K2 Think', a 32-billion-parameter reasoning model that claims <https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.DbzK6ussT05IJzzbg4YqOuLlWu2sss4wh-oYqyTk3Z4hjtHg7SKKIEHB1dASoI6mEBtFYnuCAoKBfNJ7TozWOA_wY80J6zUGUk84Kg3eul-1P31JeXmkjtfHkl1m-1ofvZOT1XXWt0HE-4KLW1xtbdSVdES1isTdgN1QehKY79GBB5Z14X_sKn4BkpI2ELnT9DPxXgYX3gUogzkxeU33V5dudaVq3Uory-AdrtMPbzdqqq5ezm0usr_kI7Nve0caBdOMQsWyxD78Br4dOGsQ6J380MhYzliT_PNnA_jdO429fdsHNMvZe7PYpZimb409GoYYKSxyCrpOktozmnFTQpnxikd1xLKew2KroYpit2k/4js/vn3LYXd4TemyVda5wCQcQg/h6/h001.WqBwWyB5qsaX4Y_rtp6ss18D9FEO6WbbNPEl-8NjgwQ> to outperform much larger models in math and advanced problem-solving benchmarks. The open source model provides researchers with training code, datasets, and deployment tools, building on the UAE’s existing AI portfolio that includes models like Jais and Falcon. Please try it and tell us how it compares with DeepSeek, Z.ai, Perplexity, Claude, etc. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009