Scaling AI talent: An AI apprenticeship model that works [Video]

Discover how Singapore is revolutionizing AI talent development with its AI Apprenticeship Program. Learn how this unique approach empowers individuals, benefits businesses and drives AI innovation.

Credit: Laurence Liew

AI Singapore is a national AI R&D program, launched in May 2017. We are fully funded by the Singapore government with the mission to accelerate AI adoption in industry, groom local AI talent, conduct top-notch AI research and put Singapore on the world map as an AI powerhouse. We have five different pillars focusing on various aspects of this mission, and my focus is on innovation — how we can get industry to accelerate the adoption of AI. Along the way, we’ve created capability development programs like the AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP) and LearnAI, our online learning platform for AI. 

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