"Let's say you want to do logistics. AI can help with a lot of optimisation, specifically with complex models. The question is, should you only use AI for search? No, you should use it to optimise freight and path costs, factoring in tariffs. I had to do a routing, and it turns out O1 and O3 reasoning engines are extremely good at this. I did a demo for a retail business—they gave me all their constraints, and ChatGPT generated a highly optimized path that matched exactly what their experts expected. They said, 'That's correct.'" - Bernard Leong, founder of Dorje AI and host of Analyse Asia" - Bernard Leong
"What AI has done is it destroys the ERP. First, traditional ERPs like Oracle and SAP require you to conform your business processes to their logic. With generative AI, you don’t need to—you can customize everything through code generation. The new business model should allow every user in the company to use the app. With proper access controls, finance handles the accounting, and everyone else should not have access to the company’s P&L charts. Access control remains a very human responsibility." - Bernard Leong, founder of Dorje AI and host of Analyse Asia" - Bernard Leong
"My wife was an ex-lawyer who left the legal field, and one of the things she was really worried about was AI. After she saw what ChatGPT can do, she told me the way to train junior lawyers is gone. It's the same with Dev houses. They’re being paid by the hour, but now that hour of work is being shrunk to five minutes, and clients aren’t willing to pay for tasks like reading a Word document because AI can do it. The essential question is how to retrain young professionals in this new paradigm—this includes doctors and professional services like consultants." - Bernard Leong, founder of Dorje AI and host of Analyse Asia" - Bernard Leong
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on how AI is reshaping development, business models, and startup growth.
Keywords: Bernard Leong, AI Reshaping Development, Business Models, Startup Growth, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Artificial Intelligence, Startup, Thought Leadership
