"Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is," said American psychiatrist William Glasser. Indeed, teachers bear the brunt of shaping the formative years of every child, a high-stakes role in society that trickles down into the success of every other profession and industry. But as the skills required of the worker today become increasingly diverse, teaching has also become more complex. This has made teaching more stressful than ever before. In September 2021, more than 80 per cent of teachers reported having their mental health negatively impacted, with 80.6 per cent indicating they worked more than 45 hours a week, reported The Straits Times.

"Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is," said American psychiatrist William Glasser. Indeed, teachers bear the brunt of shaping the formative years of every child, a high-stakes role in society that trickles down into the success of every other profession and industry. But as the skills required of the worker today become increasingly diverse, teaching has also become more complex. This has made teaching more stressful than ever before. In September 2021, more than 80 per cent of teachers reported having their mental health negatively impacted, with 80.6 per cent indicating they worked more than 45 hours a week, reported The Straits Times.

AI Singapore (AISG) was launched in June 2017 as an integrated, impact-driven, research and innovation program in artificial intelligence (AI) for the entire country. As a national initiative, AISG brings together the strength of Singaporean research bodies in Singapore's Autonomous Universities (AUs) and research institutes, together with the vibrant ecosystem of AI start-ups and companies developing AI products, to perform use-inspired research, create innovative AI solution, and develop the talent to power Singapore's AI efforts. To achieve Singapore's national mission, AISG's activities are anchored around four key pillars: An organization can propose a problem statement where no commercial-off-the-shelf AI solution exists, but can potentially be solved through AISG's ecosystem of researchers and research IPs within nine to 18 months. AISG will assemble a team of AI researchers and engineers from Singapore's research and development ecosystem to work on an organization's problem statement. Through a collaborative process, a company's existing technical manpower will work alongside a team of AI researchers and engineering assembled by AISG to develop AI solutions while helping the company build up its internal AI capabilities.

In a media briefing at Dell's AI Experience Zone in Singapore, Dell Technologies announced that AI Singapore has chosen Dell Technologies to deliver High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure that's optimised for AI workloads. AI Singapore, first announced in 2017, is a national program office launched by the National Research Foundation (NRF) to drive the adoption of artificial intelligence, develop the country's AI talent and help seed high-quality research efforts to develop fundamental AI novel techniques, algorithms and adjacent technologies. In the collaboration, Dell Technologies will provide three key computational building blocks for the new supercomputer at AI Singapore to help drive performance and flexibility for its researchers and to scale up its flagship 100 Experiments (100E) program. According to Laurence Liew, Director, AI Industry Innovation, for the 100E program, AI Singapore would partner with companies or industries that need AI solutions, but there are no commercially available solutions available for them in the market, or when they're committed to building their own products to compete globally. "The way we support them is by bringing our professors, researchers and engineering teams to work together with the companies to build their AI products and solutions," he explained.

In a media briefing at Dell's AI Experience Zone in Singapore yesterday, Dell Technologies announced that AI Singapore has chosen Dell Technologies to deliver High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure that's optimised for AI workloads. AI Singapore, first announced in 2017, is a national program office launched by the National Research Foundation (NRF) to drive the adoption of artificial intelligence, develop the country's AI talent and help seed high-quality research efforts to develop fundamental AI novel techniques, algorithms and adjacent technologies. In the collaboration, Dell Technologies will provide three key computational building blocks for the new supercomputer at AI Singapore to help drive performance and flexibility for its researchers and to scale up its flagship 100 Experiments (100E) program. According to Laurence Liew, Director, AI Industry Innovation, for the 100E program, AI Singapore would partner with companies or industries that need AI solutions, but there are no commercially available solutions available for them in the market, or when they're committed to building their own products to compete globally. "The way we support them is by bringing our professors, researchers and engineering teams to work together with the companies to build their AI products and solutions," he explained.

When one is to define what Artificial Intelligence (AI), they may be quick to say that it is the technology being used by Ironman in the Marvel movies. While that is AI, we are far from achieving that. So, what is AI and how are we using AI in the world today? OpenGov had the honour of interviewing Prof. Chen Tsuhan, Deputy President (Research and Technology) and Distinguished Professor at National University of Singapore (NUS). He also serves as the Chief Scientist of AI Singapore, a national programme in artificial intelligence.

Self-driving vehicles, dating apps which give out relationship advice, humanoid robots that crack jokes and get upset... With a global market that is expected to reach US$35,870 million by 2025 from its direct revenue sources, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just the subject of science fiction books. According to a study carried out by IDC, in the ASEAN region, AI adoption rates are currently on the rise and growth has almost doubled in comparison to last year. When it comes to adopting this emerging technology, Indonesia is leading the way, with 24.6% of companies already embracing AI in some capacity. Thailand comes in second and the bronze medal goes to Singapore. This is somewhat surprising, considering the city state is normally something of a trailblazer in the region when it comes to embracing new technologies.

SWITZERLAND, GENEVA – Singapore announced that its work in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance and Ethics has won a top award at the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes1. The winners of the 18 categories2 of the WSIS Prizes were announced today during an award ceremony at the annual WSIS Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland. Singapore won in the "Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society" category, beating four other finalists3 across the globe. Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) Assistant Chief Executive (Data Protection and Innovation) Yeong Zee Kin received the prize at the ceremony in Geneva. Singapore's AI Governance and Ethics initiatives aim to build an ecosystem of trust to support AI adoption. These initiatives advance Singapore's vision to be a leading Digital Economy and Smart Nation through balancing business innovation and consumer trust and confidence in adopting AI.

How can you empower yourself? Because the skills required for jobs in the AI economy are changing so rapidly, we need to ensure that our systems for preparing, educating, training, and retraining the current and future workforce also evolve. Not only will the new AI economy require new technical skills, but there is a growing recognition that most workers will need to learn new skills throughout their working lives. At Microsoft, we believe everyone should have the resources to learn more and become an expert in AI, and this is why we are collaborating with organisations such as AI Singapore to empower as many persons as we can. In addition to that, we are making a lot of the AI learning assets that Microsoft uses free to use for individuals ranging from students to developers.

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans ranging from secondary students to working adults will get to pick up artificial intelligence (AI) basics for free as part of a programme called AI for Everyone (AI4E) unveiled on Thursday (Aug 30). The programme, which targets 10,000 participants, aims to familiarise them with AI and help them understand how it can be used in their daily lives, said Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran at an event to commemorate the first-year milestone for AI Singapore (AISG). It will also help dispel fears that AI will replace jobs, according to a separate joint fact sheet by AISG, Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Materials for the three-hour workshop will be provided by tech giants Intel and Microsoft. These free workshops will start from the end of this month and will run for three years.