Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction;

(00:29) How a tech exec from China joined a Singapore AI startup;

(02:38) The evolution of LLMs in China;

(03:33) AI Development in China and the rest of the world;

(04:37) The value of building a career in China tech;

(06:34) Scaling a global AI company;

(08:37) Scaling in Southeast Asia vs rest of the world;

(09:39) Driving the AI conversation and building strategic relationships;

(10:34) Future of Conversational AI;

(13:02) MCPs impacting the cost structure of building AI;

(14:26) New paradigm of pricing AI products and solutions;

(15:00) WIZ.AI's AI Roadmap;

(15:54) Considerations of Enterprise Buyers;

(17:14) AI Enterprise Sales;

(22:30) Advice on AI Transformation;

(24:17) Make or Break Moment;

Robin Li is the Senior AI Strategy and Partnerships Director at WIZ.AI, bringing over 20 years of enterprise technology experience and more than 10 years specializing in AI companies. Based in China before joining WIZ.AI in Singapore, Robin has witnessed firsthand the evolution of AI development across different markets, from the early days of conversational AI to the current LLM revolution. At WIZ.AI, he focuses on bridging the gap between AI builders and enterprise buyers, helping organizations navigate the complex journey of AI transformation while building strategic partnerships across global markets.

WIZ.AI is a conversational AI talkbot platform for 300+ global enterprises present in 17+. countries. Their conversational artificial intelligence talkbot mimics conversations with real people by localizing for 17+ different languages and dialects from ASEAN to Latin America. The company’s tech solution replaces traditional human call-centers for different application scenarios (e.g. tele-sales and customer care) across a variety of sectors (financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, etc.). The company’s enterprise grade proprietary technology is built on the company’s R&D into natural language processing, automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech technology. WIZ.AI is a first-mover in untapped emerging markets, with 11 patents in conversational AI technology. The founding team cumulatively has over 40 years of experience in FinTech, big data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

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Conversational AI adoption from China to Singapore then the world with WIZ.AI Senior Director for AI Strategy and Partnerships Robin Li

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