Embracing Singularity

How does a childhood escape from war turn into building the future of AI? Dr. Christopher Nguyen’s journey runs from surviving as a refugee after the Vietnam War, to building systems at Google, and now, shaping the tools that will define AI’s next era. His story is remarkable — but what makes this conversation matter is how it connects personal resilience with the bold questions around technology’...

What if I told you your job, your business model, and your most trusted advisor might all be obsolete in five years? In this episode, I sit down with Suresh Shankar, founder of Crayon and one of the sharpest minds I know, to unpack what happens when intelligence becomes as cheap and available as electricity. We talk about why trust will matter more than IP, why employment contracts might be on the...

What do a Stanford professor, a world traveller, and a future-tech dreamer have in common? When I sat down with Professor James Landay, I wasn’t expecting a crash course in the future of AI, culture, and kitchen appliances, but that’s exactly what I got. James is not your usual academic. He’s spent years helping shape how we use technology, from sketching interfaces with a pen to imagining homes w...

What happens when your job, and maybe your whole economy, gets eaten by AI? I sat down with my long-time friend Mike Halsall, a former construction guy turned tech thinker, to unpack some pretty wild (and slightly scary) ideas. From AI building cities to the collapse of labour value, Mike doesn't hold back. We talk about why makers never get depressed, whether democracy is broken, and what it...

There simply aren’t enough teachers to teach the next billion students. So is AI going to make schools optional? In this episode, we had the most fascinating chat with Robby Ratan, a media psychology professor who's pushing the boundaries of how we learn. He teaches students in virtual reality, runs an experimental program called Avatar Summer School, and has four kids of his own - so he's living...

What do you ask someone who invests in nuclear reactors and believes we should all have our own AI? I had the chance to sit down with Albert Wenger, partner at Union Square Ventures and someone who’s spent years thinking deeply about the future of work, technology, and capitalism. He’s not just a venture capitalist—he’s written a book about how zero marginal cost and universal computation could ch...

How can we build smarter AI without burning the planet? In this episode, we dive into the energy crisis at the heart of today’s AI with Subutai Ahmad, CTO of Numenta. While current AI models guzzle power like data-hungry beasts, the human brain runs on just 20 watts—about the energy of a light bulb. Why are we still using outdated 1950s neuron models when neuroscience has uncovered so much more? S...

In this episode, Peng and Wei Qing explore the idea that (a) in the age of AI, proprietary relationships can be scalable, (b) businesses should rethink how they're built given that they can build proprietary relationships at almost zero cost, (c) trust with the customer may become the only moat that businesses will have, and (d) hence how this may become good for humanity. Please join them as...

We had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Fei-Fei Li to Singapore last week - and what better way to celebrate than to invite her on a bus with 40 Stanford alums! In this unique and intimate podcast, Fei Fei shares with us her personal journey (from supporting her family to finding her North Star), her vision of human-centered AI, and her recent entrepreneurial turn as the co-founder of World Lab...

In Episode 3, Prashanth Prakash, founding partner of Accel India (one of India's leading venture capital funds) joins Peng to discuss the impact of AI on business. Join two well known investors (who are also founders and old friends) as they -- Examine how AI will likely commoditize various sectors, including outsourcing, while also creating new opportunities. Touch upon the potential of AI in edu...

In this episode of Embracing Singularity, Wei Qing and Peng discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and its implications. They explore the commoditization of intelligence, the accelerating shift from "AI doing efficiency" to "AI doing AI," and the impending economic and technological singularities. With a mix of deep insight and candid conversation, they discuss how AI is reshaping industries...

We believe that humanity is at an inflection point and AI will commoditise intelligence. How do we build businesses that will thrive in this age of AI? In Episode 1, Peng and Wei Qing, share more about their backgrounds as investors and entrepreneurs in the US, China and SEA, and explain why they are starting this podcast.