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Singapore miles ahead in depth of technical knowledge: OpenAI research chief

Developers in the city-state have deep technical knowledge while policymakers have a level of technical literacy unseen in other parts of the world

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Renald Yeo

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Published Mon, Jan 27, 2025 · 05:00 AM
    • Mark Chen, chief research officer at OpenAI, says the company’s research pipeline to develop new AI models typically unfolds in phases.
    • Mark Chen, chief research officer at OpenAI, says the company’s research pipeline to develop new AI models typically unfolds in phases. PHOTO: BT FILE

    SINGAPORE is well-positioned to reap success in artificial intelligence (AI), according to one of the top minds in the field.

    Developers in the city-state have deep technical knowledge, and policymakers here have a level of technical literacy unseen in other parts of the world, said OpenAI’s research chief Mark Chen.

    “I mean this very, very seriously – there’s a gap between Singapore and everywhere else,” he told The Business Times in a recent interview.

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