Educated by Artificial Intelligence

Noted speakers at the Singularity University Summit last week included Sutapa Amornvivat (second from left), author of this article and a regular Bangkok Post contributor. Last week, at the SingularityU Summit in Bangkok -- a two-day event that comprised a series of talks by visionary technologists inspired an audience who were mostly business leaders and key policymakers, I was honoured to join Dr Vivienne Ming of Socos Labs and Dr John Jiang of CP on stage to discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on Southeast Asia. The recurring theme throughout the event was the concept of "exponential" technology. By nature, humans are linear thinkers. As a result, we can dismiss new technology prematurely, and thus forgo what could become the next big thing.