Opinion

Singapore's real advantage is not a permanent geographic moat, but the institutional capacity to pivot before old advantages fail and turn the new direction into programs. In AI, the early bet on refining and certification is being compressed by foundation models, while Singapore's real moat is its ability to self-correct quickly and make AI work in real-world systems.

Microsoft AI Economy Institute report: Singapore's AI adoption rate is 60.9%, second in the world. About one in six people globally now use generative AI, but the North-South gap is widening.