The Ultimate Guide to Generative AI
A curated Asian edition of IndustrialDay 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
The fastest way to build confidence in AI is to put it in everyone's hands
Broad access to approved tools has helped the insurer drive adoption, with more than 82% of colleagues using generative AI by September 2026.
Singapore office workers vulnerable to AI CEO scams
More than a third of Singapore office workers could not tell a real CEO message from an AI fake, leaving firms open to fraud.
When AI Changes Product Discovery, Measurement Has to Catch Up
One in four Southeast Asian shoppers now use generative AI to discover products, exposing how last-click tools miss the path to purchase.
Global generative AI use hits 3.24 billion monthly
The shift is reshaping how people find information online, with web traffic down more than 10 per cent since ChatGPT launched and social use climbing.
Anthropic opens Singapore office & signs AI safety pact
The deal expands Anthropic's Asia-Pacific footprint and gives Singapore closer access to its AI safety and model-testing expertise.
UOB & AWS plan hybrid cloud push for ASEAN banking
The pact could help UOB keep customer data within a Singapore cloud environment while meeting tighter banking rules across five ASEAN markets.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Generative AI
Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance
Kantata launches AI business intelligence for services
Gigamon unveils tools to track shadow AI across networks
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Drumbeat CEO: PR was never broken, just out of reach
Anthropic adds 11 partners to Claude for financial advisers
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.
Expert Columns
AI agents will multiply your inference bill. Is your enterprise ready?
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
Supporting Efficient and Resilient Data Centre Growth Across Asia Pacific
The fastest way to build confidence in AI is to put it in everyone's hands
Cyber security now starts at the job interview
When AI Changes Product Discovery, Measurement Has to Catch Up
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
Why AI-Written Phishing Is Outpacing the Native Filters Built to Stop It
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Generative AI News
Google Cloud adds Anthropic-managed Claude deployment
Customers can now choose between tighter compliance controls and faster access to new Claude features on Google Cloud without changing billing.
Ransomware attacks jump 23% as industrial firms hit
Industrial firms bore the brunt as ransomware incidents climbed 23% in the third quarter, with North America also hit hard.
AI investment outpaces revenue for TD SYNNEX resellers
Fewer than a quarter of resellers say AI drives meaningful revenue, as security and governance worries slow pilots from reaching production.
Amadeus & NVIDIA deepen AI flight search partnership
Rising AI assistant traffic is forcing travel platforms to return bookable fares faster, prompting Amadeus to test NVIDIA chips and models.
Google Cloud now adds OpenAI models to Model Garden
Enterprise customers will be able to compare and switch models by cost and performance on one invoice, intensifying cloud rivalry over AI access.
CrowdStrike launches tools to detect risky AI agents
The tools are designed to spot rogue AI behaviour and simulate attacks before autonomous systems can reach critical data or systems.
Adobe puts CX Enterprise Coworker inside AI assistants
Marketers can now manage campaigns and customer journeys inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot as Adobe widens its AI reach.
Australia's social ad spend to hit USD $6.15 billion
Social platforms now command more than a third of Australia's digital ad market, with spend forecast to climb 16.5% to USD $6.15 billion in 2026.
Tanium joins OpenAI cyber programme for threat research
The limited access will help its hunters and engineers turn OpenAI models into detections, vulnerability work and stronger platform defences.
meshIQ & Treehouse Software boost mainframe data streaming
Enterprises could cut manual work and outage risk as the deal links mainframe data flows more tightly to Snowflake and AWS analytics systems.
Zywave adds AI tools for brokers & loss data access
Insurance brokers and carriers can now use Zywave's updated AI platform to personalise outreach, query loss data and automate prospecting workflows.
ArmorCode launches Zero to cut vulnerability backlogs
ArmorCode says the agent-based tool can shrink thousands of alerts into fewer verified fixes, easing pressure on security teams.
Google launches Gemini training bundles for finance, law
Free courses on Google Skills aim to help finance and legal staff use Gemini for tasks from bond issuance to contract review.
LastBrowser launches open-source browser with Sidekick
Users wanting browser-based AI with tighter privacy controls can now try a free open-source option that limits what Sidekick can see.
LinearB launches Agentic Studio to aid coding agents
Rising AI coding spend is pushing engineering teams to tackle review delays and release bottlenecks, as LinearB adds a new context layer.
Krafton unveils Ludi 0.2 in robotics research push
The gaming group is betting on robotics to extend its AI expertise beyond games, as Ludi 0.2 targets more natural human-robot interaction.
Adobe launches free tools for startups in new scheme
Eligible startups will get 12 months of free access to Adobe and Semrush tools as the software group courts founders with tight budgets.
Mistral releases open-weight ML4 for coding & cyber
The open model is aimed at regulated sectors needing on-premise control over code and cyber work, while benchmarking atop open rivals.
QorusDocs launches AI workspace for law firm pitches
Law firms could cut the time and risk in pitching work as the new system pulls approved content into shared AI drafting and review workflows.
NUS Law joins Legora's legal AI scholars programme
Students at NUS Law will be trained to use AI only after mastering core legal skills, as the faculty joins Legora's scholars programme.
