AI success formula for Singapore: more doers, fewer talkers

More: Quick commerce service Tokopedia Now ceases operations. [Read from your browser]( Daily Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Daily Newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](.  --------------------------------------------------------------- IN FOCUS In today's newsletter, we spotlight: - [What Singapore's AI scene needs to thrive]( - Project Strawberry, OpenAI’s new secret project - Other newsy highlights such as the end of quick commerce service Tokopedia Now --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} An auto repair shop owner in Indonesia once told me that in order to succeed, a good boss must understand all the technical aspects of the business.The shop’s mechanics could underperform simply because the boss cannot assess if the work is being done properly. Management is just a small part of the job, he argued, and it’s better to have adequate experience as a field mechanic instead. To prove his point, he told his son that he can only inherit the business after working as a junior mechanic for at least 10 years. This particular memory came to mind as I was reading today’s featured piece by my colleague Putra, which spotlights an AI researcher-turned-entrepreneur who hopes for more doers and fewer talkers in Singapore’s AI scene. It parallels the need for people who have direct experience in the field rather than those who simply manage from afar. -- Glenn  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [Singapore’s AI scene needs more doers and less talkers, says Reka founder]( The city-state needs a “paradigm shift” by recognizing that in AI, even the most senior people write code, said Reka’s Yi Tay. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name ‘Strawberry’]( OpenAI is working on a new AI technology codenamed “Strawberry,”, which aims to significantly enhance reasoning capabilities in AI models [GoTo to discontinue quick commerce service Tokopedia Now]( Indonesia-based GoTo killed off Tokopedia Now following several strategic shifts from Tokopedia’s merger with ByteDance’s TikTokShop. 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