FPT-Landing AI Partnership To Advance AI Development, Education

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Global technology firm headquartered in Vietnam, FPT and Landing AI, the United States’ (US) leading computer vision platform and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, announced a strategic relationship that will drive the application and education of AI.

The partnership, inaugurated at the FPT Techday 2023 event in Hanoi, Vietnam, sees FPT becoming one of Landing AI’s major investors and a strategic partner in Asia Pacific, and is expected to mark important advancement in AI collaboration between Vietnam and the US.

FPT Chairman Dr Truong Gia Binh said this collaboration will open up a new era for AI development in Vietnam and bring new opportunities for the country’s future generations to excel in high-tech fields.

“AI is also one of key areas of cooperation between Vietnam and the United States. I believe FPT - Landing AI partnership marks an important step forward in this collaboration between the two nations,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Landing AI Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Andrew Ng said: “I am impressed by the vision and capabilities of FPT in solving complex industry challenges through technology, as well as FPT’s commitment to education.

“FPT not only demonstrates its expertise but highlights Vietnam's potential as a growing digital hub. There is tremendous optimism about what we could achieve together for the future generations driven by AI innovations.”

To promote the application of AI, FPT and Landing AI will explore and develop untapped market opportunities through specific projects, such as implementing computer vision solutions, as well as leveraging Landing AI’s strong experience in the North American market and FPT’s broad network in the Asia Pacific region.

This plan builds on an earlier agreement between Landing AI and FPT’s subsidiary FPT Software initiated in 2022 to leverage their relative AI expertise to deploy end-to-end visual inspection solutions across Asia.

In addition, FPT Software and Landing AI will explore the potential of opening a dedicated engineering centre in Vietnam to develop high-quality workforce in AI and create job opportunities for both companies.

At the same time, Dr Ng who is also Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People in AI, will collaborate with FPT Education, a private, industry targeted education system, as advisor in AI development to create a comprehensive AI curriculum for students from grade one to grade 12.

-- BERNAMA