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From code to conversation: Can AI teach robots Arabic?
Computational language expert Nizar Habash discusses the prospects and challenges of building Arabic-language artificial intelligence systems and why an over-reliance on AI can prove to be dangerous.
Khaleej Times | February 20, 2024

NYU Abu Dhabi launches Palestinian dialect resource Maknuune
The free online tool contains more than 36,000 entries, with users encouraged to add their own.
The National | February 17, 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi launches open lexicon for Palestinian Arabic dialect
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has released Maknuune, a large and open lexicon dedicated to documenting the Palestinian Arabic dialect through a comprehensive methodology.
Emirates News Agency | February 15, 2023

UAE researchers develop unique Arabic thesaurus
The interface provides a novel way to search Arabic words, their related forms and English equivalents.
Khaleej Times | January 23, 2021

How do you say 'Hey Siri' in spoken Arabic? NYUAD lab is working on Gulf dialects to find the answer
A NYUAD database of Arabic words has paved the way for predictive text, speech recognition and speech synthesis in Gulf Arabic.
The National | June 01, 2020

Programmers at NYUAD to release Gulf Arabic text prediction software
Get ready for Siri to speak Arabic? A team of programmers at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will release text prediction software for Gulf Arabic this year.
Enterprise | June 02, 2020