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Sarah Koh

Sarah joined The Straits Times as a journalist in 2022 after graduating from university. She takes an interest in the development of consumer tech and the impact of artificial intelligence on the wider society. In her free time, she can be found hanging out with community cats and flipping through Marvel comics.

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‘Scam vaccines’ built by GovTech unit aims to help Singapore residents fight the real threat

A demonstration of a simulated scam that the public can try out on the Scam Vaccine site. Participants are encouraged to push back and question the scammer’s logic.
A demonstration of a simulated scam that the public can try out on the Scam Vaccine site. Participants are encouraged to push back and question the scammer’s logic.

Singapore media firms to get micro-drama production support under IMDA-TikTok initiative

The new programme comes under the $48 million Digital Content and Capability Development initiative launched by IMDA earlier in June.
The new programme comes under the $48 million Digital Content and Capability Development initiative launched by IMDA earlier in June.

Low on code, high on miles: S’porean uses AI to create tool to maximise credit card rewards

Hosan Swee, creator of KiasuMiles, on July 10. He taught himself to code using artificial intelligence and built the website, which recommends the best credit cards to use at different merchants to maximise airline miles.
Hosan Swee, creator of KiasuMiles, on July 10. He taught himself to code using artificial intelligence and built the website, which recommends the best credit cards to use at different merchants to maximise airline miles.

No flashy robots, just a quiet transformation: How Singapore’s food and retail sectors are using AI

The Lo & Behold Group’s chief operating officer, said using AI to analyse data allowed restaurant Fico to maximise table turnover.
The Lo & Behold Group’s chief operating officer, said using AI to analyse data allowed restaurant Fico to maximise table turnover.

Free AI training and ChatGPT subscriptions for Grab platform workers, merchants to build business ideas

Around 50 female drivers and delivery riders attending the first workshop organised by Grab and OpenAI, as part of a two-year programme that seeks to impart practical AI skills to gig workers and merchants.
Around 50 female drivers and delivery riders attending the first workshop organised by Grab and OpenAI, as part of a two-year programme that seeks to impart practical AI skills to gig workers and merchants.

Over 500 cases of online harms reported to S’pore agency in first two months; youngest victim aged 7

Close to one-fifth of eligible reports involved victims aged 18 and below, with the youngest being a seven-year-old victim of doxing, said the OSC on Sept 22.
Close to one-fifth of eligible reports involved victims aged 18 and below, with the youngest being a seven-year-old victim of doxing, said the OSC on Sept 22.

To slow down or not? US tech leaders, politicians and researchers clash over need for AI regulations

Those who have weighed in on the debate include (clockwise from top left) co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s chief executive Sam Altman, founder of SpaceXAI Elon Musk, Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang and US President Donald Trump.
Those who have weighed in on the debate include (clockwise from top left) co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s chief executive Sam Altman, founder of SpaceXAI Elon Musk, Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang and US President Donald Trump.

Global tug of war over AI rules: A look at the arguments, risks and emerging regulations

Safety advocates and researchers have warned of catastrophic consequences if the rapid advancement of frontier artificial intelligence goes unchecked.
Safety advocates and researchers have warned of catastrophic consequences if the rapid advancement of frontier artificial intelligence goes unchecked.

Youth cite addiction, doom scrolling as common social media harms

The study examined how young people experience social media and the harms they encounter through focused group discussions, street interviews and an online poll.
The study examined how young people experience social media and the harms they encounter through focused group discussions, street interviews and an online poll.

NTU team’s AI tool among 14 projects worldwide funded by OpenAI

Profile of Hyeokkoo Eric Kwon (second from left), 36, provost?s chair professor in Information Systems at Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), with his team comprising Jaecheol Park (right), 36, assistant professor in the Division of Information Technology and Operations Management at NBS; PhD student Mo Jiayun (third from left), 23; and PhD candidate Kayoung Shin (left), 39, at Nanyang Business School on Sept 1, 2026. The team is one of 14 worldwide to recently receive funding from OpenAI, as part of the technology firm?s efforts to promote economic opportunity and societal resilience as AI advances. The researchers are developing an AI system that can predict how people might respond to government policies, such as cash handouts, before they are implemented. The system uses real spending data from 1.5 million South Koreans to create anonymised profiles that cannot be traced back to individuals. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Profile of Hyeokkoo Eric Kwon (second from left), 36, provost?s chair professor in Information Systems at Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), with his team comprising Jaecheol Park (right), 36, assistant professor in the Division of Information Technology and Operations Management at NBS; PhD student Mo Jiayun (third from left), 23; and PhD candidate Kayoung Shin (left), 39, at Nanyang Business School on Sept 1, 2026. The team is one of 14 worldwide to recently receive funding from OpenAI, as part of the technology firm?s efforts to promote economic opportunity and societal resilience as AI advances. The researchers are developing an AI system that can predict how people might respond to government policies, such as cash handouts, before they are implemented. The system uses real spending data from 1.5 million South Koreans to create anonymised profiles that cannot be traced back to individuals. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

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