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AI comes with risks, and more can be done to minimise them

The technology is changing the world and Singapore should update its regulations to keep Singaporeans safe.

The technology is changing the world but Singapore cannot rely on voluntary compliance to regulate the dangers it poses, say the writers.

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Carol Soon and Beverly Tan

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On July 24, Singapore announced

its latest initiative related to artificial intelligence – AI Trailblazers

. Its goal is to generate 100 use cases for generative AI within 100 days, so that the Government and enterprises can test and develop AI solutions for deployment.

It is important to stay on top of this rapidly evolving technology. The applications of AI have been wowing the world over the past year. While AI has been researched and developed since the 1960s, the recent launch of free generative AI tools such as

OpenAI’s ChatGPT

and Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion has ushered in remarkable applications such as virtual news anchors and live-streaming hosts on e-commerce sites.

AI comes with risks, and more can be done to minimise them

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