3 papers
cs.CL2026
Fanar 2.0: Arabic Generative AI Stack
FANAR TEAM, Ummar Abbas, Mohammad Shahmeer Ahmad +34
We present Fanar 2.0, the second generation of Qatar's Arabic-centric Generative AI platform. Sovereignty is a first-class design principle: every component, from data pipelines to…
cs.CL2025
Tool Calling for Arabic LLMs: Data Strategies and Instruction Tuning
Asim Ersoy, Enes Altinisik, Husrev Taha Sencar +1
Tool calling is a critical capability that allows Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with external systems, significantly expanding their utility. However, research and resou…
cs.CL2025
From Words to Waves: Analyzing Concept Formation in Speech and Text-Based Foundation Models
Asım Ersoy, Basel Mousi, Shammur Chowdhury +3
The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has demonstrated that systems trained solely on text can acquire extensive world knowledge, develop reasoning capabilities, and intern…