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Business Times
3 days ago
- Health
- Business Times
Synapxe signs agreements with OpenAI, Databricks and Google Cloud to boost AI skills and solutions
[SINGAPORE] Healthtech agency Synapxe announced on Monday (Jun 16) that it has inked a number of agreements with tech players to boost its artificial intelligence (AI) talent and solutions. The agreements were inked at AI Accelerate, a conference organised by Synapxe on AI and healthcare. At the conference, Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung said: 'There must therefore be a sharp focus on practical use cases in transforming healthcare that will deliver measurable outcomes either in enhancing accuracy and speed of diagnosis, improving treatment or prevention, or increasing productivity for healthcare professionals.' A collaboration agreement was signed with OpenAI to work on skills and to apply its technology in the healthcare setting. A prototype has been developed to facilitate transactional services such as booking appointments and answering general healthcare questions. The interactions are excluded from training OpenAI's model by default. Oliver Jay, managing director of OpenAI's international strategy and openrations, said: 'This collaboration will help us to understand how our technology can meet real needs in the public system. It also offers a chance to test and refine our systems in ways that could scale globally.' BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Synapse also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with data, analytics and AI platform company Databricks to promote adoption of AI in the public healthcare sector. The partnership is targeting to train and certify 50 to 100 public healthcare professionals via Health Empowerment through Advanced Learning & Intelligent eXchange (Healix) Data and AI Academy. The partnerships will also include experimentation and adoption of AI use cases and co-developing predictive care use cases. Databrick's AI capabilities will also be integrated into Healix's platform. Cecily Ng, vice-president and general manager for Asean and greater China, Databricks, said: 'This partnership comes at a pivotal time as Singapore faces increasing pressure on its public healthcare system and an unprecedented surge in data complexity.' Another MOU was also inked with Google Cloud to enhance Synapxe's AI platforms Healix and Tandem. This partnership will train and certify at least 300 healthcare professionals in Google Cloud's AI technologies. Biannual workshops on GenAI and data analytics will also be organised as part of the partnership. Synapxe has also signed a MOU with Aidx Tech to identify AI risks and ensure compliance with healthcare standards. Aidx's platform will be used to test AI models, with the healthtech agency aiming to establish an AI safety and compliance joint testing lab with Aidx. There is no timeline for when the centre will be set up. Aidx's AI testing tools will be customised for Synapxe's operational needs and both will collaborate on aligning with frameworks such as ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act. Ngiam Siew Ying, chief executive officer of Synapxe said: 'AI holds immense promise for transforming healthcare through innovation. By harnessing its capabilities, we are developing solutions that enhance predictive and personalised care and improve health outcomes for everyone.'
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, hopes to join Singapore's ‘thriving AI ecosystem' with new office
Singapore is set to become a hub for OpenAI as the ChatGPT developer eyes a regional expansion. The Southeast Asian country has 'emerged as a leader in artificial intelligence,' CEO Sam Altman said in a statement, according to CNA. The AI developer hopes to partner with Singapore's 'thriving AI ecosystem,' he added. The new office will support customers and partners in the Asia-Pacific region, and strengthen relationships with governments, businesses, and institutions. The office plans to hire as many as 10 employees before 2025, reports the Straits Times. The office is the AI developer's second in Asia, following the opening of a Japan office earlier this year. OpenAI already has local partnerships in Singapore, including one with ride-hailing firm Grab announced at the end of May. The agreement gives Grab access to OpenAI's technical expertise to develop solutions specific to Southeast Asia. One of Grab's former board members, Oliver Jay, now serves as OpenAI's managing director of international operations. Singaporeans are some of the heaviest users of ChatGPT on a per capita basis, OpenAI claimed in its Wednesday statement, according to Bloomberg. In 2019, Singapore became one of the first countries to adopt a national AI strategy. The country not only hopes to attract investments in AI, but also wants to leverage its access to data collected as a hub for goods and services. Singapore's plan to keep up with AI giants like the U.S. and China is meant to ensure that residents can 'compete on quality,' Simon Chesterman, vice provost at the National University of Singapore, said at the Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore conference in July. The country is also taking the lead in ensuring that Southeast Asia is better represented in the digital space through measures like the Southeast Asian Languages in One Network project (SEA-LION), an initiative to build a model that incorporates Southeast Asian languages. On Wednesday, OpenAI also announced a partnership with AI Singapore, a joint government-academic project to encourage AI adoption. The ChatGPT developer is providing up to $1 million to help 'ensure AI models are better suited to Southeast Asia's diverse languages and cultures.' This story was originally featured on
