Free AI training and ChatGPT subscriptions for Grab platform workers, merchants to build business ideas
The free AI subscription allows attendees to create working products without coding knowledge.
<Grab and OpenAI collaborate to provide AI training for Singapore drivers, delivery riders, and merchants>
Six years after retiring as a taxi driver, Putri Aziella is set to pursue her passion for baking by creating a website and visually appealing menu. However, she has been hesitant to take on these tasks without technical skills. In response, artificial intelligence (AI) is set to provide assistance for Singapore's Grab driver-partners, delivery riders, and merchants.
The GO Forward with AI workshop, a two-year training program created by Grab and OpenAI, was launched on September 23, aiming to help over 30,000 gig workers and merchants across South-East Asia.
The Singaporean participants will receive free half-day workshops, where they can learn skills such as creating product designs, building functional websites, and gauging demand for business ideas using natural language prompts. Participants will also get a free three-month subscription to ChatGPT Plus, OpenAI's premium AI tool, which enables users to access smarter AI models, higher prompt limits, and the ability to create functioning products without coding knowledge.
During the first workshop, held on September 23, 50 female drivers and delivery riders learned how to use ChatGPT in multiple languages via voice-to-text, gauge demand for product ideas, and create realistic mock-ups and functional websites for their products. These AI-driven skills will enable drivers, delivery riders, and merchants to remain relevant and explore new opportunities as the world evolves.
Grab's chief organisational capability officer Ong Chin Yin emphasized that the programme aims to help workers upskill and support companies in redesigning jobs. The initiative is part of Singapore's broader push to make AI work for its people, as the government works with companies, tech firms, and unions to ensure that the benefits of AI are shared among all workers, not just technological experts.
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