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The Type A Podcast is a weekly Singapore podcast about AI and technology, for people who don't live and breathe it for a living. Hosted by veteran journalist Crispina Robert and communications practitioner Edwin Yeo, we ask the pesky questions about how artificial intelligence is displacing jobs, education, media and money. No jargon, just honest conversations with smart guests, every week.

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Resaro co-CEO April Chin left the Singapore civil service for the world of AI startups. In this episode, we talk about whose job it is to govern AI, what happens when human judgment gets outsourced to a chatbot, and why the line between what's real a... more

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Dr Benjamin Tee, an NUS professor and serial founder whose own struggle to have a child led him to co-found Hannah Life Technologies, talks about infertility and the anxieties of raising kids in an AI world.

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Shery Chan calls herself the “risky techie” who simply said yes to every opportunity that came her way. Today, she works in a major bank and argues that people who can manage ambiguity and move between spaces are the ones who will make AI useful.

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Yes, the terminator world is here. Meet Troy Yeo, 28, the co-founder of Pencil Labs, a workflow automation business. Troy walks (and lives and breathes) the agentic AI talk.

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You use AI every single day — but do you know what's actually happening on the other side of your screen? Every ChatGPT prompt runs on a vast physical infrastructure that's costing hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, and Meta over $700 billion in 2026 ... more

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Children as young as eight are already using AI so if the tools can write essays and generate ideas in seconds, what should schools still teach children? Education technology entrepreneur YJ Soon who runs Tinkercademy believes the students who thrive... more

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Salesforce's Chief Technology Officer, Gavin Barfield talks about a half-human, half-agent workforce unlocking a “limitless” future and how he is knee-deep in experimentation.

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Lying flat or tang ping has been widely understood as a Gen Z protest against China's grind. Hazel Xia, a first year rookie at one of China’s biggest tech companies says she wants to lie flat - but her parents, employers and her own ego won’t let her... more

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Recent Guests

Shery Chan
AI strategy and adoption lead at a major bank in Singapore
Major bank in Singapore
Episode: The AI strategist who has a communications and design degree
Troy Yeo
AI entrepreneur, co-founder of Pencil Labs
Pencil Labs
Episode: This AI start-up has 3 humans and 44 agents
Nathan Hall
Vice President and GM of Asia Pacific in Japan for Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)
Everpure
Episode: The $700 billion “plumbing” infrastructure that powers AI
YJ Soon
Co-founder of Tinker Tanker, founder of Tinker Academy
Tinker Academy / Tinker Tanker
Episode: If AI does the thinking, what should kids learn in school?
Gavin Barfield
CTO, VP of Solutions Engineering at Salesforce
Salesforce
Episode: A CTO who is building his own Chief of Staff
Hazel Xia
Gen Z tech professional at a large tech company in Shenzhen
Large tech company in Shenzhen
Episode: I want to “lie flat” but no one around me will allow me to
Jonathan Lim
Co-founder and CEO of Oddle
Oddle
Episode: If the F&B industry faces manpower issues, can robots help? (ft. Jonathan Lim)
Vanessa Ho
Executive Director of Project X, rights-based NGO owner
Project X
Episode: The elite school kid who grew up to advocate for sex workers in Singapore (ft. Vanessa Ho)
Jeremy Soo
Founder of Curve Labs, working on Feeling Machines
Curve Labs
Episode: The 22-year-old entrepreneur working on making AI more human (ft. Jeremy Soo)

Hosts

Crispina Robert
Host of Type A Podcast; veteran journalist
Edwin Yeo
Co-host of Type A Podcast; communications professional

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The AI strategist who has a communications and design degree
Q: What advice do you have for young people entering the workforce today?
Be intentional with opportunities, view jobs as building blocks for long-term learning, say yes to chances to grow, and cultivate curiosity to bridge disciplines.
The AI strategist who has a communications and design degree
Q: What skills help non-technical professionals participate in AI-driven environments?
Develop a language of business and collaboration with developers and data scientists; leverage transferable communication and storytelling to surface needs and drive value.
The AI strategist who has a communications and design degree
Q: How do you approach starting to integrate AI into a large organization's workflow?
Focus on overarching workflow and people problems, not isolated AI fixes; identify where AI can add real value within processes, then plan redeployment of time saved to meaningful activities.
This AI start-up has 3 humans and 44 agents
Q: Okay, so Pencil Labs, what we do is we take information from documents that companies already have, extract that information, and then turn it into workflows. How does that actually work in practice?
We extract the information from documents, lay out the requirements, and then the employee fact-checks and re-consults as needed. The system runs through a 44-step workflow for meetings, transcription, and processing, enabling a transition from manual reading to a structured, automated process.
All about that big AI bubble (ft. Donald Low)
Q: How do China and the US differ in things that affect AI investments and adoption?
Differences stem from regulatory environments, the nature of public vs. private tech leadership, and market openness; US markets have more investable public giants, while China's leading tech is more regulated and less accessible to mass investors.

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What is Type A Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A weekly take on AI and technology with a practical, business-focused lens. Conversations center on how artificial intelligence reshapes work, education, media, and industry, featuring guests who are practitioners, founders, researchers, and advocates. Episodes frequently explore real-world deployments, governance and ethics, workforce implications, and the economics of AI—from enterprise software and data infrastructure to education technology and startup life—often grounded in concrete case studies and regional contexts. The show stands out for its accessible, journalist-style questioning, emphasis on actionable insights for teams and leaders, and a willingness to cover both technical detail and societal impact without jargon.

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