MBZUAI's Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) has released K2 Think V2, a 70 billion parameter open-source general reasoning model built on K2 V2 Instruct. The model excels in complex reasoning benchmarks like AIME2025 and GPQA-Diamond, and features a low hallucination rate with long context reasoning capabilities. K2 Think V2 is fully sovereign and open, from pre-training through post-training, using IFM-curated data and a Guru dataset. Why it matters: This release contributes to closing the gap between community-owned reproducible AI and proprietary models, particularly in reasoning and long-context understanding for Arabic NLP tasks.
MBZUAI, G42, and Cerebras Systems have launched K2 Think V2, a 70-billion parameter reasoning system built on the K2-V2 base model. K2 Think V2 is fully open-source, from pre-training data to post-training alignment, ensuring transparency and reproducibility. It achieves leading results on complex reasoning benchmarks like AIME2025 and GPQA-Diamond. Why it matters: This release marks a significant advancement in the UAE's AI capabilities, demonstrating leadership in building globally accessible and fully sovereign AI systems focused on reasoning.
The K2 Think Hackathon, organized by MBZUAI, selected 16 finalist teams from nearly 900 applications across 57 countries. The teams will compete in Abu Dhabi to build applications powered by K2 Think, an open-source reasoning system. The winning team's idea will be integrated into the K2 Think app. Why it matters: This hackathon highlights the growing interest in AI development and provides a platform for global talent to contribute to open-source AI projects in the UAE.