The Ultimate Guide to Generative AI
A curated Asian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Generative AI (GenAI).
What to know about Generative AI
Generative AI is reshaping the digital landscape by powering advances across industries with its ability to create content, assist decision-making, and automate processes. From enhancing customer experience platforms and streamlining business workflows to transforming healthcare and cybersecurity, generative artificial intelligence is driving innovation and operational efficiency at an unprecedented scale.
Businesses and organisations are increasingly adopting generative AI technologies to harness its potential benefits, while also grappling with challenges such as data privacy, security risks, ethical considerations, and the need for robust governance. As generative AI solutions become core components of enterprise strategies, understanding their capabilities and implications is vital for staying competitive in today’s rapidly evolving digital economy.
Our stories explore practical deployments, emerging trends, and expert insights on generative AI’s impact across sectors, helping readers navigate its opportunities and challenges. Whether you are interested in the latest AI-driven product innovations, policy developments, or strategies for successful AI integration, this collection offers comprehensive information to keep you informed about the pivotal role of generative AI in transforming businesses and society.
Asian Generative AI News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Yokogawa joins Singapore AI data centre testbed consortium
The move puts Yokogawa into a Singapore pilot aimed at cutting the power and cooling burden of AI data centres in tropical conditions.
Why AI's real cost is bigger than the invoice
Unexpected charges from AI are spreading beyond licences, with fragmented usage, token billing and shadow deployments making budgets hard to forecast.
Singapore shoppers embrace AI but baulk at checkout
AI shopping is already mainstream in Singapore, but only 29% of consumers are willing to let it complete a purchase for them.
Creators Have Become the Path to Purchase in Southeast Asia. Most Brands Are Still Treating Them Like Media
Creator-led purchases are now driving Southeast Asia's eCommerce, with 71% of affiliate buyers choosing influencers and creators over other channels.
Singapore firms face AI access gaps, Delinea finds
Almost all surveyed firms had AI rules on paper, but 98.8% reported tools or agents accessing sensitive data beyond their intended scope.
PR is measuring the wrong things. AI just made the old metrics indefensible
New AI tools are exposing how often PR still mistakes output for impact, even as trust in corporate messaging keeps eroding.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Generative AI
Exabeam adds AI tools for agentic security operations
AI coding tools shift developers towards review work
Cloudera named leader in Asia Pacific sovereign AI
ABBYY launches FineParser for enterprise AI document parsing
Akto named pioneer in Gartner's AI security quadrant
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.
The Aussie AI Data Centre debate: profit, power & public trust
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
Cvent says event success lies in genuine human interaction
Hybrid formats are helping organisers broaden reach without losing the in-room relationships that still drive trust, leads and donations.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Pead: AI search transition reshaping corporate reputation
AI-generated answers are already shaping public perceptions, forcing firms to manage reputation across trusted third-party sources instead of search rankings.
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers
Approved AI tools are cutting shadow use by staff, but Cohesity warns the bigger risk is corrupted enterprise knowledge and weak governance.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
SonicWall boosts endpoint security for SMBs and mid-market
SMBs and mid-market firms facing AI-driven attacks are set for tighter device controls as SonicWall prepares a new endpoint security product.
Resilience over prevention as AI reshapes security landscape
Rising ransomware speed is pushing ANZ firms to increase spending on recovery strategies as AI gives attackers new ways in.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
Expert Columns
Why AI's real cost is bigger than the invoice
Creators Have Become the Path to Purchase in Southeast Asia. Most Brands Are Still Treating Them Like Media
Fluent is not factual: Why AI needs verified data in APAC
Three technology myths CIOs should stop believing
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
Some AI risks more subtle than others
PR is measuring the wrong things. AI just made the old metrics indefensible
AI just automated PR's training ground, and the profession hasn't rebuilt it
The Next E-commerce Interface May Not Be a Screen
What should replace the resume in an AI-first hiring process?
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Generative AI News
KPMG survey finds AI shift to governance & security
As AI budgets rise to USD $210 million, firms are tightening oversight on security, governance and returns to keep deployments under control.
Kantar finds marketers back AI assistants, consumers wary
The gap between brand spending and shopper trust is widening, with just 23% of consumers trusting AI assistant recommendations despite heavy marketer backing.
NETSCOUT launches AI copilot for outage investigations
It aims to help operations teams pinpoint outage causes faster by turning packet data into plain-language answers, evidence and follow-up prompts.
Open-weight AI models take majority of Vercel traffic
Cheaper open-weight systems are now driving more than half of Vercel's AI Gateway token traffic, while average token prices fell 23.2% in August.
MongoDB launches Atlas Agent Engine for AI production
Enterprises struggling to move AI pilots into live systems now have a single layer for memory, governance and execution across models and clouds.
Amadeus study finds rise in GDS use & AI among agents
Most agents are now relying on GDS tools more often, while AI is becoming a regular part of selling work across regions.
Shopify launches Canvas AI workspace for store design
Merchants can now tweak storefront layouts and code in one workspace, as Shopify rolls out Canvas to cut reliance on design expertise.
KnowBe4 adds browser extension to curb shadow AI use
The browser add-on gives security teams real-time ways to warn or block staff from sending company data to unsanctioned AI tools.
Alibaba Cloud expands global footprint with new AI tools
The move brings computing closer to customers as firms race to localise AI workloads and meet regional data rules.
Alibaba unveils full-stack AI push with new Qwen chips
The new processor and Qwen model updates underscore Alibaba's bid to meet surging demand for AI training, inference and cloud services.
LexisNexis launches AI fraud tool that adapts to attacks
Businesses face rising losses as the new model cuts false positives by more than 80% and adapts scoring as fraud tactics shift.
OpenAI adds plugin extensions across ChatGPT & Codex
Developers can now build apps into ChatGPT and Codex, with OpenAI opening the door to sidebar tools, panels and file viewers.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT sign-in for 16 partner tools
ChatGPT Plus and Pro users can now share their subscription allowances across partner software, cutting setup steps and password clutter.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Space for team collaboration
Teams can now share projects and documents in ChatGPT, as OpenAI pushes the service deeper into everyday office workflows.
Half of Australians using AI to research purchases
Yet most shoppers still cross-check AI suggestions on Google or review sites before buying, according to new research.
Asia Pacific leads the world in wealth AI adoption
Firms in the region are moving beyond pilots, with 84% expecting AI to redefine roles and operations across their businesses.
V2 AI wins AWS agentic AI competency in Asia Pacific
The accreditation could help regulated firms in Asia Pacific choose a partner for deploying agentic AI on AWS with stronger governance and security.
Retail AI leaks sensitive data to unauthorised users
Nearly one in 10 AI security alerts in retail involved systems exposing protected customer data to users without access, research found.
StackHawk launches Wingman to fix flaws in AI coding
The tool aims to close security gaps left by AI-written code before vulnerabilities reach security backlogs or pull requests.
iManage links ChatGPT Enterprise to governed knowledge
Law firms can now use ChatGPT Enterprise to search governed iManage files without losing permissions, audit trails or version history.
