A National Day banner and the problem with AI use
The Kampong Chai Chee incident reveals three inherent tensions in the use of generative artificial intelligence.
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The banner, created using generative AI, looked like it had the Indonesian flag rather than the Singapore flag.
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Usha Chandradas
The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), as with the introduction of a new cross-cutting technology, creates fresh tensions for societies. The recent Kampong Chai Chee case illustrates how Gen AI inherently prods undesired human action, obvious perhaps only with the power of hindsight.
Singaporeans in Bedok preparing for National Day celebrations recently found themselves facing a rude shock when confronted with a banner that, on closer inspection, looked like it had the Indonesian flag rather than the Singapore flag. The banner, produced by volunteers from the Kampong Chai Chee estate’s National Day decoration team, had been created using Gen AI.
