Singapore's founder Lee Kuan Yew determines an economics policy of jobs jobs jobs which evolved into being the most intelligent isle with great colleges and education at every ge group. In parallel, Tawain grandfather ogf tech H Li bet the country on chips (the tech kind); and H0ong Kong philanthrpoist Li Ka Shing is foi=ound cvonnecting chairs around the world with hsi support of HK colleges.
Typically all these island lead high school maths tanking making usa at 30th beyond sad; at least a decade ago all of tehse island nations were demanding partoicipation of every grade of tecaher in AI as a future affairs subject demanding curiosity - see eg ai singapore.org
For those who may argue its easier for a wealth isle to get education and health right for everyone singpaore's good neigbours commitment to asean is worth noting and takest its ai form with SEA-LION (Southeast Asian Languages In One Network): Developed by AI Singapore, it is an open-source LLM trained on 11 Southeast Asian languages including English, Chinese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malay, Thai, Burmese, Lao, Filipino, Tamil, and Khmer. It's designed to understand the diverse contexts, languages, and cultures of the region, according to SEA-LION.AI. SEA-LION was built prioritizing Southeast Asian linguistic and cultural contexts, using 13% regional language content compared to Llama 2's 0.5%
additionally gemini nov 2025 adds:
The government actively promotes AI for citizen-centric and community-focused applications under its Smart Nation initiative:
- Citizen services: As part of its Smart Nation 2.0 plan, is using agentic AI to simplify engagement with government services. For example, a single portal could automatically connect a jobseeker to complementary services like benefits and grants.
- AI safety and talent: The government partners with global companies and institutions to build a network for AI safety, research, and talent development to support a thriving, community-focused AI ecosystem.
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