I'm a mother, and a professional in social impact and philanthropy. I joined AI Native Circle's pilot bootcamp because I was spending enormous mental energy managing my son's PSLE preparation — coordinating across tutors, tracking subjects, trying to maintain a consistent revision cadence — and I had no system for any of it.
I walked into the bootcamp with zero AI experience and a lot of anxiety about whether I could actually build something. I walked out with a working assistant that now emails me every morning.
The bootcamp changed something for me at an identity level. I now see AI not as a tool for technical people, but as a thinking partner that anyone can direct — if they're willing to be specific about what they need.
In the past, the world sorted you into one of two paths — sciences or humanities. The twain never met, and each separate path quietly determined everything that followed.
I see AI as a great reset. There is such an opportunity for people of ideas to become builders, and conversely, for builders to dream. For me, this psychological shift — this opportunity to build and be an AI native — is extremely exciting.
I'm exploring how AI can support other parents navigating high-stakes exam periods — not just PSLE, but IB, A-levels, and any situation where a child has multiple stakeholders, multiple subjects, and no consolidated system. The problem is common. The solution is buildable.
I'm also thinking about how AI can serve communities in the social impact and philanthropy space — particularly in helping organisations do more with limited coordination capacity.