Winners of “Read the Future” Science Fiction Essay Contest
1st row (L-R): Dr Nazry Bahrawi (SUTD), Assoc. Prof Hallam Stevens (NTU), Dean Robbie Goh (NUS), Dr Gilbert Yeoh (NUS), Dr Jung Eun Hwa (NUS), Koo Sengmeng (AI SG)
2nd row (L-R): Lim Xiangyin (3rd prize winner, Cat A), Dou Minyue (2nd prize winner, Cat A), Xie Yihui (1st prize winner, Cat A), Chio Ting Kiat (1st prize winner, Cat B),
Brandon Ang for Pek Jia Hao (2nd prize winner, Cat B), Teo Jun Yean (3rd prize winner, Cat B)
We gathered the winners of “Read the Future” Science Fiction Essay Contest together with the Judges over a simple Prize Giving Ceremony & High Tea on Friday, 9 Feb. It was a good time of sharing and exchange between them – the 6 winners shared about what was on their minds when writing the essay; the judges also gave their inputs on reading the stories and thoughts on human-AI collaboration….
Category A
- 1st prize Xie Yihui Application of BCI and Potential Social Impacts
- 2nd prize Dou Minyue Application of Emotionally Supportive AI
- 3rd prize Lim Xiang Yin Jax
Category B
- 1st prize Chio Ting Kiat Flaws in the laws. Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics
- 2nd prize Pek Jia Hao Written by a Machine
- 3rd prize Teo Jun Yean The AI Teaching Tool for a True Lifelong Education