QSTP session focuses on leveraging AI for Arabic language business applications

  • Date: 21-Jun-2023
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Qatar
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QSTP session focuses on leveraging AI for Arabic language business applications

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Science & Technology Park’s (QSTP) ‘Meet the Expert’ series showcased advanced applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Arabic language and the benefits these bring to local businesses, particularly in research and development efforts, during their latest workshop. Delivered by experts from iHorizons, a leading Qatari software engineering and IT consulting firm and a QSTP member company, the session shed light on the use of AI in the area of Arabic Natural Language Processing (NLP). NLP refers to the combination of linguistics, computer science, and AI, to improve the ability of machines to understand and process human language. For example, technologies such as chatbots, virtual assistants, digital translators, and popular language models, like ChatGPT, use NLP to facilitate human-machine interaction. iHorizons has served 95 million customers globally and provided a total of 3.7 billion digital experiences via its business solutions since the company’s inception in 1996. With a range of services focused on digital transformation, cloud computing and mobile app development, among others, the company works to empower enterprises across various industries. Referring to Arabic language technologies, Muhammed Takriti, CEO at iHorizons, said that the company is engineering applications in the areas of generative Arabic question and answering,