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Thailand AI Market 2026: SEA’s Next AI Hub

August 7, 2026 by Tom Simpson

aerial view of vibrant bangkok night market

Thailand pulled in US$16.1 billion of AI data centre investment across 28 projects in the first half of 2025 alone — a 20-fold jump on the same period a year … Read more

What are the LLM Benchmarks for Asian Languages in 2026? A Comprehensive Performance Map

July 24, 2026May 4, 2026 by Tom Simpson

The Asia LLM Benchmarks Map: Frontier vs Domestic, Language by Language

A tour through the benchmarks that actually measure LLM performance in Asian languages — Nejumi, KMMLU, BnMMLU, SEA-HELM — and what they tell us about the frontier vs domestic gap.

What LLM Access is Available Across Asia in 2026? ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek and Open Source Tracker

July 25, 2026May 4, 2026 by Tom Simpson

LLM Access in Asia: Where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and the Chinese Models Stand in 15 Markets

A working tracker of where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and the major Chinese LLMs are accessible across fifteen Asian markets. Last updated April 2026.