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Events, collaborations and lessons from Kairos Labs, grounded in the work itself.

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Kairos perspective31 August 20262 min read

From builder momentum to operational AI

Business Insider documented Singapore’s renewed appetite to build. Our view is that the durable shift is a shorter path from operational problem to working system—and a higher bar after the prototype.

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Kairos presenting a field report to Singapore builders
A full room of builders during the Nebius presentation at Builders & Brews Singapore

Field notes3 min read

The person who knows the work changes the economics of AI

Lessons from Tencent’s global finals on turning business knowledge into a system people can use, trust and afford to run.

Programme lead3 min read

Tencent Cloud Hackathon: What held up across 60 agent systems

Leading the programme gave Kairos a close view of 60 agent systems—how teams framed real workflows, handled constraints and proved what worked under live review.

Hosted session2 min read

Future of Software with Cognition

A hands-on evening about what engineering teams can ship when coding agents operate across the full software lifecycle.

Speaking appearance1 min read

We went to SF to see the future. We came back with homework.

A field report for Singapore builders on what survives after the demos: context, operations, build-versus-buy decisions and ambition.

Stage organiser3 min read

Inside the demo stage at AI Engineer Singapore

How Kairos and 65 Labs organised a stage where builders demonstrated working AI systems in front of the room.

Hosted session2 min read

Cartesia Voice AI Happy Hour

A full room for an evening on production voice AI: live demos, direct questions and the engineering choices that make voice systems feel immediate.