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Southeast Asia generative AI users hit 243 million as shopping and ads outpace subscriptions

Generative AI users in Southeast Asia have reached 243 million in less than three years, equal to about 58 percent of the region’s workforce, CNBC reported. Adoption has been four times faster than the spread of mobile internet, while only 1 to 2 percent of the population pays for personal subscriptions. Companies are expanding monetisation through e-commerce, digital advertising and automated customer service, with early cases showing higher conversion rates and larger order values.

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World launches WorldID for banks, Zoom deepfake detection goes live

World, an identity verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, said on Oct. 19 it launched a WorldID product line aimed at banks and financial firms. It is the first time the company has introduced products targeting a specific industry. The lineup includes the WorldID app, WorldID for Zoom and WorldID for agents. World said the products can help prevent deepfake fraud and AI impersonation across customer accounts, employee work and AI agents.

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Companies face cost shock as users overuse top-tier AI models despite 100-fold token price gap

Top-tier AI models can cost up to 100 times more per token than smaller models, but many companies and users apply premium models even to simple tasks such as emails and summaries. Token use is also rising as AI agents and automation tools spread, making model choice and usage control central to cost management. The article cites internal leaderboard-driven usage at big tech firms and outlines steps to cut bills, including model routing, prompt control, caching and spending limits.