# Why SAM Hires AIAP Graduates

- Date: 2026-07-24
- Added: 2026-07-28
- Who: Peter Lim (President and CEO of SAM) · AI Singapore
- Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub3InTQBZBY
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## Why it matters

SAM, a semiconductor and aerospace manufacturer, endorses AIAP graduates, proving AI Singapore's talent pipeline has penetrated hard-tech industries rather than remaining confined to software

## Summary

Aerospace and semiconductor manufacturer SAM's CEO discusses how the company integrates AI into its business and what he looks for when hiring AI talent.

## Full text

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We are new in the game, so you ask me about AI in fact to be honest with you I don't know anything. So I depend on all the rest of people to educate me. My name [music] is Peter Lim. I'm the CEO of Sam. Sam manufactures for [music] the aerospace industry as well as the semicon industry. We make parts for the engine [music] itself, the engine mouse, the engine casings. And the thought of having AI comes in very handy because [music] they can help us recognize the parts that are defective or the parts that need our attentions. I wanted to get into machine [music] learning modeling but no one can help us. I was interested with the AI AP graduates because they have personally gone through projects [music] that are practical to the industry.

They have shown their enthusiasm and because of the exposure [music] they are able to help us to look at AI with a very different perspective. So for those companies who are like us who are behind the AI [music] game, I encourage you take that step, take on some of the AI AP graduates.