AI CTO: Providing a clear pathway to enterprise AI excellence at scale
To meet program milestones—which include developing and piloting at least one minimum viable product (MVP) that addresses a high-value AI, generative AI (gen AI), or agentic AI use case within a set budget and a six-month timeframe—AI CTO will provide each participating company with access to:
- A two-week AI capacity building bootcamp with Google Cloud experts to establish an AI CoE that can effectively coordinate AI innovation initiatives across departments and lines of business, identify use cases aligned with corporate strategy and core priorities, and prioritize the right use case(s) by evaluating their expected value generation, feasibility, and actionability;
- Technical consultancy services to facilitate the design of a structured blueprint that guides end-to-end AI solution development, from data exploration and experimentation, to model training, deployment, performance monitoring, and optimization based on clearly defined metrics;
- Google Cloud credits to subsidize their use of industry-leading serverless compute and data-to-AI platform services like BigQuery and Vertex AI for solution development, and Google Cloud Skills Boost for Organizations for employee upskilling and change management;
- Technical implementation services to build, test, and implement interoperable AI solutions (i.e., MVPs) that can be seamlessly integrated with existing workflows and systems, are grounded (i.e., only draw outputs from data sources the company chooses, trusts, and controls), and uphold stringent data privacy and AI security requirements.
Companies will work with their DISG-appointed, Google Cloud-certified technical consultancy and implementation partner of choice to establish their AI CoEs and receive financial incentives worth up to SG$500,000 from DISG and Google Cloud, disbursed in tranches as they meet various milestones. Google Cloud partners appointed by DISG for the program include Accenture, AsiaPac, CloudMile, Deloitte, Kyndryl, NTT Data, and Searce.
Applications are now open for the full-fledged AI CTO program. At its launch event, Embed, Seaco, and YCH Group demonstrated the AI solutions they have developed through the initial AI CTO pilot.
Embed: Gen AI for game-changing experiences at family entertainment centers
For families and youth who have had fun at family entertainment centers (FECs) like Timezone in Asia Pacific, Dave & Buster’s in the US, or Gamestate in Europe,Embed’s cashless business management systems have been the silent engine behind their experiences. The company’s kiosk, game card, wearable, and mobile wallet solutions enable everything from tap-and-play, to quick credit purchases and reloads, to prize redemption at FECs in 59 countries.
As part of its strategy to enable FEC operators to deliver enhanced and dynamic guest experiences through hyper-customization and its deeply integrated solutions ecosystem, Embed has partnered with Searce to develop “Sidequest AI.” This new solution uses BigQuery to process anonymized gameplay and transaction data to gain user insight and contextual understanding. It then utilizes the Gemini API on Vertex AI, with human-in-the-loop, to generate tailored recommendations for unique in-venue experiences. For instance, users reloading game cards could receive sidequests to customize their avatar or achieve specific, time-bound goals at their favorite game machines to earn bonus rewards.
