AI Student Intern Sponsorship
- written by Mr Nishida
In December 2023, we launched our first-ever “AI Internship” project, a five-month adventure designed to push the boundaries of innovation. Nine forward-thinking college students from Singapore and Vietnam joined us, split into three teams of three. Their mission? To tackle real-world business challenges and develop groundbreaking AI solutions.
Let’s take a look at the missions they worked on:
Objective: Help busy business owners spend less time searching for and remembering things.
The Challenge: In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to lose track of important tasks and information. Our mission was simple but ambitious: create an AI that could help business owners consolidate their communication channels and manage their time more effectively.
I wish I could...
- Consolidate all my communication channels into one place so I only need to check one app in the morning.
- Have an AI that understands my priorities and creates my to-do list while I sleep.
- Choose what I want to remember and forget, with unlimited memory and instant access to information by time, date, or visuals.
- Get proactive suggestions from AI, rather than reacting to a flood of messages.
Mission 1: "EASY TO FORGET THESE DAYS"
Objective: Revolutionize how consulting businesses (particularly in the retail industry) conduct market research.
The Challenge: Consulting firms spend countless hours collecting and analyzing data. What if we could make that process faster, smarter, and more efficient? Our teams were tasked with using AI to dramatically improve the usefulness and efficiency of data collection for retail market research.
I wish I could...
- Collect data on 50,000 products automatically from the web and social platforms with just one click.
- Work with AI to create lists of products that are similar in price and features.
- Ask AI which products are growing or shrinking in popularity – and understand why.
- Use AI to track social trends and perform sentiment analysis on consumer feedback.
Mission 2: "LONG, LONG, AND VERY LONG LIST"
Objective: Develop ZentaBot Mark 3.0 – a digital business consultant capable of helping companies expand in Singapore.
The Challenge: In many companies, key knowledge is held by just a few individuals, and when they stop learning, the value of their advice diminishes. Worse still, transferring that experience to others is almost impossible. Our goal was to create an AI that could absorb, retain, and apply this knowledge to help businesses grow, without relying solely on human expertise.
I wish I could...
- Transfer my experience from countless business cases to an AI, making my knowledge available to anyone who needs it.
- Talk to as many potential clients as necessary without being limited by my schedule.
- Integrate other consultants’ experiences into the same AI knowledge base.
- Have an AI that can automatically gather information on relevant companies, such as brands, distributors, sales figures, and the number of physical stores.
Mission 3: "CLONE ME!?"
Our AI Internship Project has shown us just how limitless the possibilities are when brilliant minds come together.
These students weren’t just participants—they were innovators, creators, and pioneers of the future.
We can’t wait to see what they’ll accomplish next.