Asia Could Win the Next AI Race Without the Biggest Models: DBS Report
What's happening
DBS Group Research published a report, Intentional AI: Connecting Intelligence, Capital and Outcomes, arguing that access to advanced AI capabilities alone will become a less sustainable competitive advantage and organisations will stand out through how they connect intelligence, capital and outcomes. The report and recent coverage note that Asia's largest banks (DBS, OCBC and UOB) each report more than 300 AI use cases as they move from experiment to production, and that APAC banking leaders (77% in a FICO poll) want purpose-built AI for financial services. Industry voices at Sibos and commentators (Bottomline, Pega, Ant Digital) are pushing agentic AI, orchestration and 'agent factories' as banks shift focus from cost-cutting to revenue generation while recalibrating escalating AI spend.
Why it's trending
Because banks across Asia are scaling hundreds of AI use cases, investing heavily, and shifting strategy from tool adoption to building purpose-built, agentic AI capability that links intelligence to measurable business outcomes.
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Counting model size is yesterday's leaderboard, Asia's banks are betting 300+ use cases beat the biggest models every time.
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