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

Singapore PC prices surge as growing AI infrastructure competes for components

Bryan Fun, a sales assistant at retailer Bizgram Asia in Sim Lim Square, checking a newly assembled desktop PC tower.

Singapore banks up AI game in apps with expenses tracking for retail customers

Trust Bank’s new AI chatbot feature in its banking app lets customers ask questions related to their card transactions in the way they normally converse.

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Skills, workflows and governance: What businesses need to make AI work

Singpass passkey that turns cellphones into digital keys to counter scams extended to Android users

A user’s passkey cannot be shared or exploited, unlike passwords or QR codes, and will not work on fake websites.

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Experts suggest social media page breaks, post limits, ‘minor mode’ master switch to protect teens

The safeguards will need to address problematic features including infinite scroll and video auto-play, algorithmically-curated feeds, and visible ‘like’ counts.

EU landmark rules for ChatGPT give Singapore the blueprint to rein in AI harms: Experts

The European Union on Aug 31 added the AI chatbot to a list of digital services subjected to the bloc’s toughest rules for online safety.

Measures rolled out in S’pore to keep online users, including teens, safe

Safety features being considered include a daily time limit and restrictions on infinite scroll, auto-play and direct messages from strangers.

No need to destroy books in Singapore to legally use them for training AI, say experts

On Aug 26, the Ministry of Law and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore launched a public consultation on AI’s impact on copyrights and patents.

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