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Saudi Arabia, Amazon Launch AWS Builder Accelerator for Cloud Computing Training

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia, Amazon Launch AWS Builder Accelerator for Cloud Computing Training

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has launched the AWS Builder Accelerator program, aimed at developing national competencies in cloud computing and equipping them with advanced skills in AWS technologies.

The initiative provides an intensive training program conducted at the AWS headquarters in Virginia, United States.
The program offers a comprehensive four-week educational experience that combines theoretical learning with practical application under the supervision of a select group of AWS experts. It includes practical projects using the latest cloud computing technologies, enabling participants to gain hands-on experience and earn accredited certificates.

Acquiring these skills contributes to meeting market needs and enhancing the readiness of national competencies to keep pace with technological changes.
The program is designed for graduates in technical fields, specifically those working in computer science and information technology, and it targets individuals with two to three years of experience to enhance their competitiveness in the cloud computing sector.

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Adobe Adds AI Models from OpenAI, Google to its Firefly App 

Adobe logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Adobe logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Adobe Adds AI Models from OpenAI, Google to its Firefly App 

Adobe logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Adobe logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Adobe said on Thursday it is adding image-generation artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Alphabet's Google to its Firefly app and bringing the app to mobile devices.

Adobe is the owner of multiple software programs such as Photoshop and Premiere that are widely used by creative professionals in the visual arts. Since 2023, the San Jose, California-based company has been developing its own AI models in its Firefly service to generate images and video clips, promising its customers that they won't face legal liability for using the images and video created by those models, Reuters reported.

But last year, Adobe said it was open to also offering third-party models from ChatGPT creator OpenAI and others to its user base.

On Thursday, Adobe said that Firefly users will be able to generate images with OpenAI's GPT image generation, Google Imagen 3, Google Veo 2 and Flux 1.1 Pro, in addition to a new version of its own proprietary Firefly image model. The company plans to offer models from partners including fal.ai, Luma and Runway in the coming months.

"We still have lots and lots of customers for whom taking stuff to production, they will only use Firefly because the commercial safety really matters to them," Ely Greenfield, Adobe's chief technology officer for digital media, told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

"But for other parts of the workflow, like ideation, they're interested in experimenting with other models as well. So we're making that choice available to them."

Adobe's users will be able to generate content with third-party models in Firefly and pull it over into the company's other apps such as Photoshop with a few taps or clicks. They will be able to pay for third-party models with the same system of credits that they use to pay for Adobe's AI models, though Adobe declined to disclose how the revenue will be split between itself and third-party model providers.