{"id":5742,"date":"2025-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5742"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:36:44","slug":"grabs-9-week-generative-ai-sprint-led-to-launch-of-new-assistant-tools-for-9m-micro-entrepreneurs-across-southeast-asia-markup-1174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5742","title":{"rendered":"Grab\u2019s 9-week Generative AI sprint led to launch of new assistant tools for 9M+ micro-entrepreneurs across Southeast Asia | Markup #1174"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdUwIAd0S8jF7bLH0I7jQucXENMEQjrglOsKpyzdp0IKn-FB5yaujVBnwWt2zgS7yeM9lQtrDSlDDjGlG5Zj-rTxl49aFJYqPwoF_bHQoRccuquRJUlr_QN6yyhFk6UyZNJqJOfew?key=bn80As5LXweRb7QPTXMePDYF\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:534px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Tech in Asia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Tech-Driven Triumph<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200bWant to be superhuman? <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GhX4fR\">Embrace AI<\/a> to boost productivity and save time, champions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anthony-tan\/\">Anthony Tan<\/a>, Co-founder &amp; CEO of 500-backed superapp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/\">Grab<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To enhance experiences for their drivers, vendors, and customers, he stopped \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d across Grab for a 9-week Generative AI sprint.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sprint culminated in the launch of AI Merchant Assistant, which was developed in collaboration with OpenAI and Anthropic. 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