Wong spoke at the first Singapore Conference on AI (SCAI) on Dec 4, in front of an audience of industry partners, academics and government officials. The three day conference is part of the launch of the second National AI Strategy, or NAIS 2.0, an update from the first strategy launched in 2019.
Singapore is acutely aware that every leading city in the world wants to be an artificial intelligence (AI) hub, and it cannot compete head-on in terms of size or fiscal resources, says deputy prime minister Lawrence Wong.
But the city-state has plans to grow its AI talents — which include tripling the number of data, machine learning scientists, and engineers to 15,000; and training locals and welcoming foreign professionals with the skill sets to complement the local workforce.
