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The promise of artificial intelligence is not assured

AI.SG is of the view that mindsets must first change, or AI adoption will not be uniform or rapid across all industries

Published Sun, Jul 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

THE allure of artificial intelligence (AI) is well known: technological solutions to laborious burdens, boosting output efficiency across the economy. Equally certain, however, are the anxieties arising from fears of AI's far-reaching societal consequences.

Even prolific technology evangelists have sounded warnings, with Jack Ma of Alibaba and Elon Musk of Tesla calling for government intervention to mitigate AI's negative outcomes such as widespread job displacement.