About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and solutions for turning AI pilots into profitable ventures in Southeast Asia by 2026.

Across Southeast Asia, generative AI pilots are stalling—not from a lack of model power, but from broken retrieval. Agentic RAG bridges this gap: autonomous agents that verify facts, enforce governance, and execute end-to-end workflows. For CIOs in 2026, this turns fragile experiments into auditable, scalable profit centres. With Gartner warning that 60% of AI projects will be abandoned due to poor data and weak controls, agentic RAG is no longer optional—it is the only practical path f...

Topics covered

• AI
• business
• technology
• data governance
• profitability

Keywords

• generative AI
• agentic RAG
• CIOs
• data
• AI projects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gartner

Places: Southeast Asia

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