Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence upskilling through gamified learning

DBS has set its sights on accelerating the use of AI and Machine Learning across its business. To enable this, DBS and AWS have jointly launched the DBS x AWS DeepRacer League. DBS employees will learn the basics of AI and Machine Learning by participating in a series of hands-on online tutorials before putting their new knowledge to the test by programming their own autonomous model race car. These Machine Learning models are then uploaded onto a virtual racing environment where employees can experiment and iteratively finetune their models as they engage each other in friendly competition. Paul Cobban, Chief Data and Transformation Officer at DBS, said, "As a technology company that provides banking services, we are keenly aware of the need to stay ahead of the technology curve to continue exceeding our customers' expectations. We have never believed in limiting digital expertise to a small team. Instead, we passionately believe in democratising technology skillsets among all employees, so that they can run alongside the company as we advance on our digital transformation together. Additionally, we wanted to adopt a different approach from our previous digital and data skills revolutions. In line with our ethos of keeping work and learning fun, we sought to introduce gamification elements to better engage our employees, and the AWS DeepRacer League platform presented the perfect opportunity."