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AI Twins, Top Talent & Billion Dollar Investments | #12
More than just ChatGPT.
AInspirations
April 20, 2025
hello again.
First up, sorry for the radio silence. 😅
It’s been a wild couple of months—between starting a new job, navigating a ton of change, meeting some incredible people, and running a few major events featuring academics, policymakers, and changemakers. I needed to hit pause and catch my breath.
But I’m back—energized and excited to dive back into the AI world with you.
As always, I’ll be bringing you the latest news, tools, events, and standout voices shaping the future of AI in Asia. There’s a lot to catch up on—and I can’t wait to share it all with you.
ainsider.
China’s $8.2B Investment Into AI Future. China has unveiled a 60 billion yuan (US$8.2B) state fund to back early-stage AI projects, reinforcing its push for tech leadership through government-driven investment.
H&M Uses AI Twins. H&M plans to use AI to generate digital "twins" of 30 fashion models, and use these AI doppelgangers in some social media posts and marketing in the place of humans.
Top 10 Countries for AI Talent. According to LinkedIn, these 10 countries have the highest concentration of AI talent compared to the global average. Singapore ranks at #2.
Fintech Founder Faked AI Shopping App. Nate raised over $50 million by promoting itself as an AI-powered one-click shopping app, but it secretly used hundreds of human workers in the Philippines to manually process purchases, calling its AI claims into question.
Asia’s AI Investment to Hit $117B. AI investment in Asia Pacific is set to grow fivefold, reaching US$117 billion by 2030, with generative AI identified as the region’s fastest-growing enterprise technology, according to Deloitte.
aimagine.
If you could eat Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg, how rich would each bite be?
That’s what LAB31 breaks down on this experimental site. It’s brutal math on billionaire wealth—one bite of Musk = your annual salary. It’s an interactive way to highlight wealth inequality by calculating how much a bite of Elon, Bezos, or Zuck would be worth vs. the average person.
It’s satire, but it hits hard. Funny, dark, and makes you think.
P.S. You can even calculate your own ‘per-bite’ value. 😂
Take a bite. ↴
LAB31’S ‘EAT THE RICH’ PROJECT
ainsights.
Too many companies rush into deploying AI tools thinking tech alone will solve everything. It won’t. Real ROI comes from readiness—aligning people, processes, and expectations before you deploy.
Section launched this step-by-step AI Readiness Checklist to help you get the internal buy-in, adoption, and impact you actually want.
What this checklist equips you with:
✅ A leadership team that’s aligned, informed, and ready to champion AI
✅ Business goals that are clear, measurable, and AI-augmented
✅ An AI manifesto that builds confidence, not confusion
✅ A snapshot of your team’s current AI fluency—so you know exactly where to focus next
Source: Section
ainnovate.
Tool of the week: Cclarity.io
AI-powered B2B Lead Gen x Personal Branding Tool
1/ Why did you create Cclarity.io?
I remember the day we had to close our software agency after our pipeline dried up, despite years of steady growth. We’d relied too long on referrals and personal networks without a sustainable system to consistently find new clients. When those ran out, so did the business.
That painful experience led to Cclarity. I wanted to make sure no agency owner ever feels that same panic - when you realize there's no predictable way to bring in new business. Today, Cclarity helps B2B teams – especially software, design, and marketing agencies – generate leads consistently and intelligently, turning what was once my biggest failure into a solution for others.
2/ How did you come up with the name Cclarity.io?
The name came to me in the aftermath of closing our agency. Everything felt foggy—I just wanted clarity and a way forward.
“Cclarity” is pronounced see carity, because that’s what we help businesses do: cut through the noise and overwhelming confusion of lead generation. The extra “C” reflects a dual focus—seeing both short-term opportunities and the bigger picture.
3/ What are some of the amazing things you can do with Cclarity.io?
Most lead gen tools chase the 3% of potential customers who are ready to buy now. Cclarity focuses on the other 97%—the ones everyone else ignores.
Take Sarah, an SDR at a growing B2B software company. Before Cclarity, she was stuck in spray-and-pray cold outreach, stressed about hitting quota. Now she:
Finds warm leads by tracking competitors and industry signals, surfacing LinkedIn profiles that show genuine buying intent
Sends hyper-personalized messages that reference prospects’ pain points, tripling her response rates
Stays top of mind with thought leadership content that nurtures long-term opportunities
Last quarter, she hit quota three weeks early and built a pipeline that’s worth twice her target—mostly from prospects who weren’t ready to buy at first. That’s the Cclarity difference.
4/ What can we expect to see from Cclarity.io in the next 12 months?
We're reinventing B2B lead generation from ground up. While others chase shiny new AI features, we're focused on solving the real, everyday problems B2B teams face.
In the coming year, expect a simpler, smarter experience—tools that actually fit how sales teams work, not how engineers think they should. We're stripping away the clutter and doubling down on usability.
And yes, we’re bringing more personality to B2B. This space takes itself way too seriously. We're here to shake things up—with sharper insights, better workflows, and a bit of fun along the way.
For more information, please reach out to Keith Teo.
aimpact.
Don’t miss these exciting upcoming AI events and conferences in the region. If you'd like to feature your event here, just drop us an email.
📌 GITEX Asia Singapore 2025 | 23-25 April 2025
📌 The AI Summit Singapore | 27-29 May 2025
📌 SuperAI | 18-19 June 2025
📌 AI 4 x 2025 International Conference | 8-11 July 2025
📌 The 5th Artificial Intelligence Innovation Summit | 2-4 September 2025
📌 Momentum AI Asia 2025 | 17 September 2025
📌 FutureNet Asia | 16-17 September 2025
📌 Innovate Asia 2025 | 25-27 November 2025
aicademy.
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Source: Grow with Google
ainfluencers.
The world of AI thrives on a community of passionate and exceptional experts who generously share insights to help businesses and individuals harness its power. Check out some of our favourite human influencers on LinkedIn.
Know any AInfluencers we should be featuring? Send us your recommendations and referrals!
quote of the day.
Artificial intelligence is the future,
and the future is here.
ai-generated image: midjourney
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Rena Tan,
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