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Inside the 2025 International Olympiad of AI: the rules, the rationale, and what comes next

MBZUAI ·

The International Olympiad in AI (IOAI), a competition for high school students in NLP, CV, and robotics, will be hosted in Abu Dhabi by MBZUAI in 2026. MBZUAI faculty members Yova Kementchedjhieva and Maxim Panov are part of IOAI's International Scientific Committee and helped bring the event to the UAE. The IOAI 2025 in Beijing included individual contests, team challenges, and the GAITE program, testing participants with AI tasks and generalization challenges. Why it matters: Hosting IOAI in Abu Dhabi highlights the UAE's commitment to fostering AI talent and positions MBZUAI as a key player in global AI education.

International Olympiad in AI launches to nurture the next generation of AI talent

MBZUAI ·

The first International Olympiad in AI for high school students will be held in Bulgaria from August 9-15, 2024. Organized by the LERAI Foundation, the competition will test students on machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing. Sponsors include Google and MBZUAI, with organizers hoping participants pursue further AI education and careers. Why it matters: This event aims to cultivate global AI talent and could increase interest in AI education and careers in the GCC region, particularly at MBZUAI.