Good models borrow, great models steal: intellectual property rights and generative AI 

Good models borrow, great models steal: intellectual property rights and generative AI 

Written By: Professor Simon ChestermanDavid Marshall Professor and Vice Provost (Educational Innovation), National University of SingaporeDean of NUS CollegeSenior Director of AI Governance, AI Singapore Two critical policy questions will determine the impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the knowledge economy and the creative sector. The first concerns how we think about the training…

Truth Decay

Truth Decay

Written By: Professor Simon ChestermanDavid Marshall Professor and Vice Provost (Educational Innovation), National University of SingaporeDean of NUS CollegeSenior Director of AI Governance, AI Singapore Though Donald Trump would like credit for coining the term, “fake news” was a headline in the New York Times more than a century ago. The history of propaganda is far older. An early…

Commentary: We must become better writers in an age of ChatGPT

Commentary: We must become better writers in an age of ChatGPT

Written By: Professor Edson C. Tandoc JrWee Kim Wee School of Communication and InformationNanyang Technological University (NTU) Using generative AI tools to string sentences together, whether for school or work, would be silencing your own voice, says Edson C Tandoc Jr of NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. SINGAPORE: Last semester, I…

Trustworthiness of AI for autonomous vehicles: What the public would look for

Trustworthiness of AI for autonomous vehicles: What the public would look for

Written By: Professor Shirley S. HoAssociate Vice PresidentHumanities, Social Sciences & Research CommunicationNanyang Technological University (NTU) Dr. Goh Tong JeeResearch FellowWee Kim Wee School of Communication and InformationNanyang Technological University (NTU) Media features of enhanced capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous vehicles (AVs) are interspersed with reports on crashes involving the mobility technology. Such…

Is ChatGPT just a Copycat?

Is ChatGPT just a Copycat?

Written By: Professor Simon ChestermanDavid Marshall Professor and Vice Provost (Educational Innovation), National University of SingaporeDean of NUS CollegeSenior Director of AI Governance, AI Singapore [Straits Times] As ChatGPT turns one year old, there are growing questions about the way in which it draws upon creative works to compete with the authors of those very…

Lunch Talk with Prof Anu Bradford

Lunch Talk with Prof Anu Bradford

The AI Governance pillar at AI Singapore was pleased to host Columbia University’s Anu Bradford to discuss her new book, “Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology”. She argues that there are horizontal battles underway between the market-based US model, a rights-based approach favoured in the EU, and China’s state-centric regime. In addition, each…

From Reddit to ChatGPT: A Shift in How People Seek and Offer Advice Online

From Reddit to ChatGPT: A Shift in How People Seek and Offer Advice Online

Written By: Professor Hahn JungpilVice Dean, CommunicationsDirector, NUS Fintech LabDeputy Director (AI Governance), AI SingaporeDeputy Director, Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law Dr Gao Yuting Research Fellow, AI Singapore One of the most important technological advancements in recent years is the development of natural language processing (NLP) and the Large Language Models…