‘AI do’: S’pore wedding planners say yes to artificial intelligence in industry despite challenges

SINGAPORE – Whenever soon-to-be newlyweds came to her, wedding planner Belicia Tan used to think she would have to guide them through the A to Zs of making a fairy-tale wedding come true. But that was before artificial intelligence (AI) became big. Now, most of those looking to tie the knot are coming to her with their wedding already planned out, thanks to AI. Planners The Straits Times spoke to say about 50 to 70 per cent of clients are now engaging them for coordination instead of planning services, compared with five years ago – before ChatGPT came about –…