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Indian startup Sarvam AI collaborates with Microsoft to bring its Indic voice large language model to Azure

Indian generative artificial intelligence (AI) startup Sarvam AI has announced that it is working with Microsoft to make its Indic voice large language model (LLM) available on Azure. The collaboration reinforces Microsoft’s commitment to enabling AI-driven growth and innovation in India.

KPMG : Singapore’s AI funding soars 77 pct to $481.21M in 2023 across 24 deals

Singapore's fintech sector has witnessed an extraordinary surge in funding for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, despite a global downturn in fintech investments, KPMG said Tuesday. The AI fintech funding in Singapore skyrocketed to an impressive $333.13 million in the second half of 2023, marking a significant 77 percent increase from the $148.08…

Singtel collaborates with NVIDIA to bring AI to Singapore and Southeast Asia

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, has joined the NVIDIA Partner Network Cloud Program and will bring NVIDIA’s full-stack artificial intelligence (AI) platform to enterprises across the region.

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The evolving landscape of AI: How observability is shaping the future of LLMs

#AI has undoubtedly been one of the biggest focus areas in the tech industry in 2023. Throughout the year, we’ve seen AI evolve and iterate to adapt to a rapidly changing–and at times turbulent–digital landscape, with many companies being left behind and others excelling as a result. This adaptability will continue into 2024, but with observability playing…

Deloitte: Asia Pacific’s financial services sector faces risks of generative AI

Financial firms are now facing new and exacerbated risks such as bias, governance, accountability and data protection across the artificial intelligence (AI) lifecycle, as well as regulatory risk and strategic risk, said Deloitte on Wednesday.

Singtel advances AI development in Singapore and the region with strategic partners

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, has on Wednesday debuted its initiative to advance artificial intelligence (AI) development in Singapore and the region, tying up with global and local ecosystem partners across AI, renewable energy, sustainable technologies and talent development.

ASEAN Foundation and Microsoft launch AI TEACH for ASEAN Program to shape the region’s tech future

Recognizing the crucial role of artificial intelligence (AI) skilling in fostering inclusive economic growth by empowering workers and job seekers to supercharge their careers and businesses, the ASEAN Foundation and Microsoft have launched the AI TEACH for ASEAN program aimed at shaping the region's tech future where AI proficiency is a cornerstone of…

APAC businesses expected to nearly triple spending on generative AI to $3.4B in 2024: Infosys Research

Companies across Asia-Pacific (APAC) are quickly ramping up investments in generative AI (GenAI) and entering a higher stage of maturity, according to Infosys. The research forecasts a bigger increase than in any other region – 140 percent in the next year. This translates to an estimated $3.4 billion to be invested across Australia, New Zealand, China,…

MCI, DISG, SNG, EnterpriseSG, and Google Cloud unveil new initiatives to advance Singapore’s national AI strategy

The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), Smart Nation Group (SNG), Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), and Google Cloud have on Monday announced various joint initiatives to further accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across government and industry; cultivate a vibrant ecosystem of AI startups;…