‘Eyes’ to detect debris on Changi Airport runways among AI projects showcased at conference
Named iFerret, it provides a 24-hour scan of the runway, instead of relying only on airport staff who scan the runways several times daily.
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Singapore volunteers training AI to crack down on illegal wildlife trade online
The system, trained on thousands of wildlife product samples and their estimated black market prices, helps to prevent false positives, ensuring the group’s credibility with law…
Perfect AI not realistic, policymakers need to pursue ‘next best option’: President Tharman
Mr Tharman’s 20-minute opening speech at the Gardens by the Bay’s Flower Field Hall addressed economic and social concerns over AI – issues facing lawmakers and economies…
Amazon invests $12b in S’pore operations and cloud infrastructure, launches AI training scheme
Amazon Web Services said in its Singapore economic impact report the investment is expected to contribute some $23.7 billion to the Republic’s GDP and support more than 12,300…
Asean ministers to discuss AI threats, scams over two-day meeting in S’pore
The Asean nations, home to some 650 million people, have taken steps to work together to strengthen their digital economies.
Law needed to rein in deepfakes, says S’pore minister at WEF panel session
Minister Teo said a risk-based approach could be taken to regulate the AI industry without hampering innovation, with laws for extreme matters like deepfakes, and “lighter”…
S’pore mobile phone users to be given option to block overseas calls as part of new anti-scam measures
The authorities aim to work with Google to improve anti-malware measures on Android phones amid a scourge of malware attacks, and will set up a task force focused on maintaining…
Universities, reskilling courses key to tripling S’pore’s AI workforce to 15,000: Experts
Most of the new faces are likely to be trained locally to build tools using existing AI models, while existing tech employees from other fields, like metaverse technologies, can…
S’pore to triple AI talent pool to 15,000 as part of national strategy update: DPM Wong
Likening using these tools to entering uncharted territory, DPM Wong said Singapore has to take a more systematic way to harness the benefits of AI for public good while…
Autonomous cleaning bot to start scrubbing public toilets in early 2024
Dubbed the Abluo – Latin for “cleanse” – the robot is intended to halve the time that human cleaners typically spend cleaning toilets so that they can focus on other tasks.