6 AI innovators advancing industries in Asia

Meet the trailblazers who are pushing the boundaries in their fields with the power of AI

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a force for change. Its impact cuts across multiple disciplines, from health and education to entertainment and marketing.

In the past year, we have witnessed numerous groundbreaking AI innovations hitting the market, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google DeepMind’s Gemini, which are multimodal models. We have also seen the launch of Dall-E 3, which facilitates generating videos from text.

While the technology has sparked its fair share of ethical debates and fears of machines exceeding human capabilities, not lack of entrepreneurs across Asia are demonstrating how AI can also be used as a force for good.

Here are six Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow, whose businesses are harnessing the power of AI to create advanced medical systems, intelligent chatbots that consumers love to engage with, and new applications in the areas of sports analytics and adaptive education.

Irzan Raditya

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Co-founder and CEO, Kata.AI

An accomplished entrepreneur, Irzan Raditya began his journey with a computer science degree from a German university. Now, he spearheads Indonesia’s pioneering conversational artificial intelligence platform. Kata.AI has revolutionised business-customer interactions, leveraging intelligent chatbots to process over 750 million conversations. Irzan’s commitment to innovation extends beyond Kata.AI; he is also the driving force behind Gaspack.xyz, an inclusive creators-first initiative.

David Lee

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Co-founder and CEO, Nex Team

Thanks to the groundbreaking app HomeCourt by David Lee, basketball training may never be the same again. Lee, a former senior manager at Apple, co-founded Nex Team by merging proven training concepts with advanced AI and AR technology. HomeCourt is the outcome of this collaboration, which provides real-time analytics to players of all levels, tracking their shot accuracy, progress, speed, vertical jump, release time and ball handling. It is worth noting that HomeCourt has partnered with the NBA, which establishes its status as a game-changer in the basketball industry.

Viola Lam

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Founder and CEO, Find Solution Ai (FSAI)

With a background in education, Viola Lam wants to use technology to revolutionise learning and teaching through her learning platform 4LittleTrees. The platform combines personalised education with emotion detection. It has a virtual teaching assistant that analyses students' answers, motivates them with rewards and fine-tunes the system based on their math strengths and weaknesses.

Jennifer Zhang

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Co-founder and CEO, Wiz.AI

Jennifer Zhang isn’t just building conversational AI, she’s providing one that focuses on Asian languages and cultural nuances. Wiz.AI’s voice platform delivers natural, engaging interactions that feel genuinely human, leaving 95 percent of users unaware they’re interacting with a machine. The company has been recognised as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and in 2023, launched TalkGPT, which leverages ChatGPT’s power for personalised customer engagement campaigns.

Fang Yi

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Co-founder, Horizon Robotics

One-fourth of the driving force behind the company’s cutting-edge innovations is Fang Yi. Based in Beijing, Horizon Robotics specialises in developing AI processors for autonomous vehicles. Their groundbreaking product, Face++, has revolutionised facial recognition technology. In June 2022, the company introduced China’s first robot development platform that seamlessly integrates software and hardware. This platform has already secured pre-installation projects for over 70 models, collaborating with more than 20 car companies.

Sega Cheng

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Co-founder and CEO, iKala

Taiwanese entrepreneur Sega Cheng has played a pivotal role in transforming iKala from an online karaoke platform to a global AI solutions provider. iKala now specializes in AI transformation, including AI-driven cloud management, MarTech solutions, and customer data platform, offering a comprehensive solution that integrates cloud infrastructure, big data and AI applications.

iKala's notable contribution is KOL Radar, Asia's largest AI influencer marketing platform, addressing challenges in digital marketing and customer acquisition. The platform unites over three million cross-border influencers from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore. Brands can easily discover suitable influencers for their brands by leveraging AI-driven insights through search and analytics.

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