Roadmap focuses on robotics and data
UTCC signed an agreement with associations in Thailand to promote collaboration with its AI institute.
Thailand has the potential to become a regional artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre hub by 2035, while positioning itself as a manufacturing base for humanoid robots, a leader in green digital infrastructure, and a primary source of AI talent, say pundits and academics."We are entering an AI economy," Djitt Laowattana, executive board member of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and board chairman of the Robotics and AI Committee, said on Monday at the launch of the UTCC AI Institute, a hub for business AI development driven by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce's (UTCC) Faculty of Engineering.
He said Thailand should aim to become the AI solution hub for Southeast Asia by focusing on becoming an expert in applying AI to real-world business solutions as 85% of the global AI market is focused on downstream applications rather than upstream development.
"While Thailand is attracting foreign data centre investment from Western and Chinese companies, simply hosting them is not enough to build a true, profitable data industry," said Mr Djitt.
