Daniel Liebau

THE WRITER IS THE FOUNDER OF SINGAPORE-BASED LIGHTBULB CAPITAL, AN INNOVATION ADVISORY FIRM FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND A LECTURER AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

There is a narrow band where agentic AI pays off. Very small tasks are not worth it, and neither are tasks with densely interdependent actions.

When should we let an autonomous AI agent do the work?

2026-07-12T04:00:00.000Z
The call to rethink Singapore’s social architecture is well-intentioned, but it understates the extent to which the nation has already acted.

Scarcity has shifted, not disappeared: The premise of AI abundance needs sharper evidence

2026-05-13T23:00:00.000Z