Insead unveils AI research lab backed by US$3 million from Google.org and Google DeepMind

Insead unveiled its Thrive Lab at its Singapore campus on Oct. 30, 2026, The Business Times reports. The initiative received US$3 million from Google.org and Google DeepMind. Insead plans to study how AI could affect learning, work and relationships, support emerging scholars and convene an annual conference. Winnie Jiang will serve as academic director. The research agenda describes questions the lab intends to study, not findings about AI’s effects.