AI is not magic; without good data it's trash in, trash out: AvePoint CEO
Source: The Straits Times
Published on: 2026-06-19 21:01
Singapore has all the advanced use cases of developed markets for AI and data governance, said Avepoint CEO Dr Tianyi Jiang. SINGAPORE - Companies racing to deploy artificial intelligence tools may find their efforts unexpectedly throttled by the quality and organisation of their internal data. AI systems such as customer service chatbots, workplace assistants and automated workflows depend heavily on well-structured information. But in many organisations, up to 90 per cent of their data is scattered across e-mails, documents, chat messages and multiple platforms, stored in different formats with varying access permissions. "AI is tech and not magic. Without good data, it's just trash in and trash out," said AvePoint chief executive Tianyi Jiang. His firm's suite of tools integrates into enterprise platforms to help companies organise and secure large volumes of information within e...
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