“The rate of progress is exponential right now on at least three key dimensions: the algorithms, the chips, and the data centers… We’re talking 10x improvement every two years. Not 20x in four — 100x.”

In short: AI is not just getting better — it’s compounding. Fast.

But the real breakthrough isn’t just raw power. It’s how workflows are being reimagined, connected, and automated end-to-end.

This is where the future is heading — and it’s why we believe the next category-defining companies will be the ones that intelligently connect workflows across people, tools, and systems.

AI Innovation Is Now a Global Arms Race

Every region is accelerating — and each brings unique strengths:

• 🇺🇸 USA: OpenAI (GPT), Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), Meta (LLaMA). Leading with scale, safety, and enterprise adoption.
• 🇨🇳 China: Baichuan, ERNIE Bot (Baidu), Qwen (Alibaba), Zhipu. Backed by national industrial policy and massive deployment speed.
• 🇫🇷 France / 🇪🇺 Europe: Mistral, Hugging Face, Aleph Alpha. Driving open-source momentum and sovereign AI strategies.
• 🇨🇦 Canada: Cohere, Waabi. A hotbed for foundational research, with strength in natural language and autonomous systems.
• 🌏 Asia Rising:
• 🇸🇬 Singapore: Government-backed investment in compute sovereignty and AI startups.
• 🇰🇷 South Korea: Naver’s HyperCLOVA and Kakao Brain are building native LLMs at scale.
• 🇲🇾 Malaysia & 🇻🇳 Vietnam: Rapidly growing AI ecosystems, focusing on regional cloud infrastructure and applied innovation.

• 🌍 Middle East: UAE’s Falcon (TII), Saudi Arabia’s Al Mamlaka — deploying sovereign models with billion-dollar compute budgets.

The AI race is no longer East vs. West — it’s multi-polar. Compute, models, and data are being developed and deployed regionally — often faster than regulation can adapt.

Why Intelligently Connected Workflows Matter Now

All the compute in the world is useless if it’s trapped in silos.

The winners will be those who connect AI to real business outcomes by automating:

• 🧠 Decision workflows (AI copilots, agents, QA layers)

• 📈 Operational workflows (data → insight → action)

• 📬 Communication workflows (AI + email, chat, CRM, ticketing)

• 🧾 Back-office workflows (finance, HR, logistics, collections)

We’re already seeing this in sectors like:

• Healthcare: AI reading scans, summarizing notes, pre-authorizing treatment plans.

• Manufacturing: Automated defect detection, supply chain rerouting, predictive maintenance.

• Dental & Medtech: Case intake → AI design → manufacture → billing — all handled in one seamless flow.

This is the shift: from tools to systems, from point solutions to intelligent orchestration.

The Multiplier Effect: Algorithms × Chips × Compute × Workflows

What’s coming isn’t just faster models — it’s million-fold leverage:

• 10x better models
• 10x better chips
• 10x more compute

…connected into one intelligent operating layer

That’s not 40x. It’s a million X transformation in how value is created.

And that transformation will only be captured by those who understand how to design, automate, and intelligently connect workflows — across the org chart, across departments, and across entire ecosystems.

Final Word: Lead the Shift or Lose to It

“People still don’t appreciate the impact of this because they don’t understand exponential progress.” – All-In Podcast

We do.

And we’re building for it.

The future of work won’t be a patchwork of disconnected tools. It will be one intelligently connected workflow — augmented by AI, optimized for speed, and built for scale.

Let’s stop talking about AI in isolation.

Let’s talk about Intelligently Connected Workflows — and why they’re the next value creator.

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About the author:

Paolo Kalaw is the CEO of Evident, the leading AI workflow solutions provider for dentistry. He specializes in practical AI Workflow Automation, translating complex AI capabilities into high-impact systems that drive tangible business results and operational efficiency across industries.Shape

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