Singapore’s AI talent development must start young

The next challenge is helping those with the interest and aptitude to go much deeper.

If artificial intelligence is going to become an increasingly important part of our economy and society, talent development needs to start earlier.

Published Sep 09, 2026, 01:00 PM

Updated Sep 09, 2026, 01:00 PM

In Astana, the futuristic capital of Kazakhstan, young minds from across the world were being put to the test. More than 450 students from 108 countries spent days experimenting, debugging models, testing ideas and working out why seemingly reasonable approaches failed.

This was the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI).

AI/artificial intelligence

Education and schools

下一个挑战是帮助那些有兴趣和能力的人进行更深入的研究。

如果人工智能要成为我们经济和社会中越来越重要的组成部分，那么人才培养就需要更早开始。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 9 日下午 1:00

更新于2026年9月9日下午1点

在哈萨克斯坦充满未来感的首都阿斯塔纳，来自世界各地的年轻人正在接受考验。来自108个国家的450多名学生花费数天时间进行实验、调试模型、测试想法，并探究看似合理的方案为何会失败。

这是国际人工智能奥林匹克竞赛（I​​OAI）。

人工智能

教育和学校