New Delhi, July 29 -- As the world scrambles to navigate the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI), GIC, which manages Singapore's foreign reserves, is a few steps ahead. It has already made AI a core pillar of its long-term investment strategy. In this journey, India stands out as a key growth engine, backed by its deep talent pool, accelerating digitization and early adoption of AI across sectors like healthcare, finance and infrastructure.

In an exclusive interview with Mint, GIC Group chief investment officer Bryan Yeo shared insights on the firm's AI investment thesis, the role of its Bridge Forum-the flagship platform that fosters synergies between technology and large global enterprises-and how it is integrating AI internally...