Anthony Tan, co-founder and executive director of Grab, spoke at CNBC Converge Live on March 12th.
Hornbeam co -founder and executive director Anthony tan He pushes the full steam forward with the involvement of artificial intelligence into his job and personal life, because he said to CNBC in those who do not accept it eventually remain behind.
“People who do not accept AI in the company will be replaced by people who accept AI,” said Malaysian businessman Christine Tan CNBC, Coverge Live in Singapore on Tuesday. “The same will refer to companies and I really believe that if you accepted it, it not only makes you superhuman, but makes your company superhuman.”
Tan, which faced in 2012, which is now a dominant driving application in Southeast Asia, said that the company takes the mission of AI in various aspects of working and life very seriously.
This includes his educational platform for drivers, Grab Academy, who comes with a built-in AS ASA who helps drivers to get more jobs with other companies and reduce waiting time for drivers, explained the co-founder.
“Ai should not be afraid. And we should accept, helping all our workers, all our daily entrepreneurs become superhuman,” Tan added.
Grab’s Eveything application offers not only riding, but also various services from food and food delivery, and financial services such as paying, borrowing and digital banking. He brought $ 2.8 billion in revenue in 2024, which is 19% jump compared to the previous year.
‘AI Sprint’
As many as 40% of employers are planning reducing their workforce due to AI, According to the World Economic Forum 2025 A report on the future of jobs. Half of the employee surveyed in the report said they plan to divert their business in response to AI with 86% of employers who expect technology and information processing to transform their business by 2030.
Tan, which has its own AI coding assistant, recommends using AI for “personal experimentation”.
“I can’t get code, but I use it to build my own projects, for research, to capture,” he said. “It can completely change the way you spend time and how productive you can be. It helped me.”
Executive director said he wanted to expand the efficiency he had acquired from using AI in a wider company.
“Now moving forward with the company, what we have done we said,” Look, I am an overlook is not enough. I have to think about all 7000 plus to become superhuman, “Tan said.
This included stopping all jobs as usual in the hornbeam and performing the “generative AI sprint” nine weeks. “People thought I was crazy, maybe I was, but he really moved the needle.”
During this time the company created AI drive Assistant Menters of Merchant for their suppliers. The tool draws information from the image of the physical menu and then automatically transfers them to the application.
“So think about a single mother who makes food in the house in Jakarti. Now she has an assistant who helps her as a Sous chef, as an assistant package, as a major revenue officer, all in one. It helps to do business, but also helps to launch these visions of empowering everyday entrepreneurs at the same time,” Tan said.
