UAE Lab Launches Open-Source Model Competing with DeepSeek

The UAE’s Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) launched K2 Think, an open-source AI model with 32 billion parameters, claiming it outperforms larger models like DeepSeek’s R1 in key benchmarks, especially in math and coding. This initiative aims to reduce economic dependence on fossil fuels and emphasizes transparency by open-sourcing development processes.

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