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Is Singapore prepared for a ‘rent-a-human’ world?
As developments in AI pick up pace, we must master the wider implications.
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Near term financial implications for corporations aside, AI’s impact and widening spread are unquestionable, says the writer.
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Watching Prime Minister Lawence Wong deliver his Budget speech, with its major emphasis on Singapore embracing artificial intelligence
With concepts such as “rent-a-human” floated – the idea that machines will handle the bulk of cognitive labour, leaving humans to be “rented” only for niche tasks requiring soul or physical touch – Singapore’s AI Council
