{"id":71378,"date":"2025-08-31T21:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T13:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=71378"},"modified":"2025-08-31T22:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T14:49:29","slug":"thinking-machines-data-science-openai-partner-to-accelerate-ai-adoption-across-apac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2025\/08\/31\/thinking-machines-data-science-openai-partner-to-accelerate-ai-adoption-across-apac\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Machines Data Science, OpenAI partner to accelerate AI adoption across APAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinking Machines Data Science, an AI and data science consultancy firm, has entered into a regional collaboration with US-based OpenAI, to accelerate enterprise AI adoption across the Asia Pacific.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under this collaboration, Thinking Machines will serve as OpenAI\u2019s first official Services Partner in the region, offering comprehensive ChatGPT Enterprise training and Agentic AI implementation services to executives and organizations in the region.<\/p>\n

The Thinking Machines-OpenAI partnership aligns with its objective of supporting organizations across Asia Pacific to effectively integrate generative AI into their operations, and to the increasing adoption of AI technology in the Philippines. In a Southeast Asia\u2019s AI Potential study conducted by Boston Consulting Group, it was reported that 80% of organizations in the Philippines are already adopting AI, with 32% classified as \u201cPerformers\u201d effectively driving business value. In generative AI, nearly half of enterprises in the Philippines (46%) are considered \u201cPerformers,\u201d reflecting increasing readiness to integrate next-generation AI capabilities. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe markets in the Asia Pacific are showing remarkable momentum in AI adoption, underscoring the region\u2019s readiness to embrace enterprise-grade solutions,\u201d said Stephanie Sy, founder and CEO of Thinking Machines. \u201cThrough our collaboration with OpenAI, we\u2019re not just bringing in new technology but we\u2019re helping organizations build the skills, strategies, and support systems they need to take advantage of AI. For us, it\u2019s about reinventing the future of work through human-AI collaboration and making AI truly works for people across the Asia Pacific region.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a Services Partner with support of OpenAI, Thinking Machines will deliver hands-on training programs, customized implementation frameworks, and the design and deployment of bespoke Agentic AI apps using OpenAI\u2019s application programming interfaces (APIs). <\/p>\n

These services are designed to address challenges organizations are currently facing. According to a recent IBM CEO study, while 61% of enterprises report adopting AI in APAC, many continue to struggle in generating business value due to gaps in executive capabilities and cultural adaptation.<\/p>\n

At the same time, organizations highlight the need for more support, particularly in upskilling (23%), clear adoption guidelines (19%), and access to trusted vendor networks (13%), areas directly addressed by the partnership\u2019s training, governance, and implementation programs.<\/p>\n

The collaboration aims to address these challenges by offering a comprehensive executive enablement program. This initiative, built on Thinking Machines\u2019 proven tract record of having trained over 10,000 professionals in AI, is designed to help leaders create what the companies call \u201cAI second brains\u201d for unprecedented productivity gains, equips senior executives with the tools to strategically apply AI within their organizations.<\/p>\n

The partnership delivers a broader set of enterprise-focused services. The Executive Leadership Programs, under Thinking Machines, will equip C-suite leaders and senior managers with strategic tools they need to implement AI responsibly, establish governance frameworks, and drive measurable productivity gains across their organizations.<\/p>\n

Thinking Machines and OpenAI will also focus on Enterprise Transformation Services to deliver end-to-end support for ChatGPT Enterprise adoption, from designing custom workflows and integrating them into existing systems, to guiding teams through change management.<\/p>\n

For businesses, Thinking Machines is building Agentic AI applications which utilize OpenAI\u2019s API, embedding each organization\u2019s unique \u201cDNA\u201d to deliver strategic value and differentiated competitive advantage.<\/p>\n

And lastly, under an Innovation agenda, both companies will collaborate on thought leadership initiatives, including co-publishing white papers and use cases tailored to APAC, along with grassroots engagement through executive roundtables and industry forums with regional business leaders. This helps address the region\u2019s unique cultural, linguistic, and business dynamics to ensure that AI adoption is both impactful and contextually relevant, driving collective advancement for the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcross Asia Pacific, we are seeing business leaders eager to unlock new productivity gains and venture into innovative use cases with AI. This initiative with Thinking Machines will give leaders the know-how and hands-on support to embed our latest GPT-5 model into their daily operations, helping them move from experimentation to impact\u201d, said Andy Brown, head of Go-to-Market, Asia Pacific for OpenAI.<\/p>\n

The program will initially launch in Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand through Thinking Machines\u2019 regional offices in Singapore, Manila, and Bangkok, and will scale subsequently throughout the Asia Pacific region.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Thinking Machines plans to enhance its services to advanced AI applications across industries such as financial services, retail, and manufacturing, leveraging their combined expertise to address sector-specific challenges and unlock new opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Both organizations leverage their combined strengths to enable Thinking Machines to serve as OpenAI\u2019s first official Services Partner in the region, offering comprehensive ChatGPT Enterprise training and Agentic AI implementation services to executives and organizations in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":71379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[7764,96,7763],"class_list":["post-71378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-openai","tag-technology","tag-thinking-machines-data-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71378"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71384,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71378\/revisions\/71384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}