Singapore Remains Top In APAC For AI Readiness

Salesforce has announced the second edition of its Asia Pacific AI Readiness Index, which saw Singapore retain the top spot for AI readiness. Prepared by Access Partnership, the report uses an AI Index to assess the readiness of governments, businesses, and consumers across 11 APAC economies in their adoption of AI technologies. Singapore leads all three indices of AI readiness with an overall score of 65.7, followed by Japan (60.0) and Hong Kong (59.3). The role of AI is increasing, and Salesforce noted it is delivering around 120 billion AI-powered predictions every day, up from 6.5 billion in October 2019. According to PwC, AI will contribute approximately USD15.7 trillion to global GDP by 2030, up from USD2 trillion in 2019.