Lee Meng Yong did not write a single line of code until the age of 27. Today at 33, he is a senior machine learning software engineer at Dyson, building computer vision capabilities into the next generation of intelligent household products. He credits the AI Apprentice Programme (AIAP)® for helping him to make this leap
Getting into the AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP) certainly isn’t easy. But for those who make the cut, a whole new world of opportunities awaits in the field of AI. Shannen Lam had been working as a civil engineer for most of her life and was enjoying a stable job in a familiar trade when a
As vaccinations against COVID-19 approach herd immunity levels and Singapore prepares to treat COVID-19 as an endemic disease, a hybrid working arrangement appears to be a strong possibility. Recent surveys and research by notable companies such Ideo, Microsoft, and McKinsey have clearly shown that the new normal is that of hybrid or flexible working, where
AISG and Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) have signed signed a cooperation agreement to implement in Egypt two of AISG’s premier talent development programmes in AI, the AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP)® and AI for Everyone (AI4E)®. This collaboration will help Egypt in its strategy to launch capacity-building programmes to propel the country’s
Resigning from a stable job in a reputable MNC and jumping into the unknown is always a risky proposition. But it was a chance that Mohamed Hanifa was willing to take, for the opportunity to immerse himself in the field of machine learning (ML). A computer engineering graduate from Nanyang Technological University, Hanifa was working
When Desiree Chen joined the AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP)® in 2020, COVID-19 was already wreaking havoc on the economy. Like many other people, she was afraid of the prospect of unemployment during this tumultuous period. But stronger than that was a desire to acquire a well-rounded set of AI and data science skills. And so she put
Never let a good crisis go to waste. The words of Sir Winston Churchill, Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, still ring true today. In May 2020, in the middle of the Circuit Breaker as the pandemic upended the world economy, AI Singapore (AISG) introduced a series of initiatives to encourage employees and companies in the nation
The AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP)®, since its launch in 2018, is on track to train 200 AI Engineers by the end of 2021. To get into (and do well in) the programme, it does not matter the specific discipline you are from, but depends more importantly on your ability to learn independently. The AIAP® Field Guide provides you a
The classic management book Blue Ocean Strategy by Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne describes the business environment using the terms ’red ocean’ and ‘blue ocean’. Blue ocean strategy is the simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost to open up a new market space and create new demand. It is about creating and capturing uncontested market space,
There are many technical tutorials out there, but few offer the hands-on experience needed to address real-world problems. And that, according to engineer Derek Chia, is one of the key differentiators of AISG’s AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP)®. Derek graduated with a Bachelor of Computing in Information Systems and was a cyber security consultant with EY
