Updated
Updated · OpenAI · Sep 23
Grab, OpenAI Launch 30,000-Partner AI Training Program Across Southeast Asia
Updated
Updated · OpenAI · Sep 23

Grab, OpenAI Launch 30,000-Partner AI Training Program Across Southeast Asia

3 articles · Updated · OpenAI · Sep 23

Summary

  • Over two years, GO Forward with AI will train 30,000 Grab driver, delivery and merchant partners, starting in Singapore before expanding to Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines later this year.
  • Half-day, in-person workshops will teach practical uses of ChatGPT and ChatGPT Work, from analyzing sales and planning promotions to building simple websites, dashboards and expansion plans.
  • Grab said demand is already evident in Singapore: half of surveyed driver and delivery partners use AI tools, and 87% of non-users said they were open to trying them.
  • The program builds on Grab and OpenAI's work since 2024, including a Driver AI Assistant that has reached nearly 500,000 drivers, and will extend to Malaysia and Vietnam in 2027.

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