SINGAPORE: Who do you think should be responsible when artificial intelligence or algorithms malfunction: The programmer, manufacturer or user? Singapore plans to be a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030. This involves, on the one hand, widespread deployment of AI in a variety of settings, and on the other, widespread trust in these AI solutions. Clearly that trust needs to be well-placed, but what does it mean for trust to be well-placed? Certainly, one part of this is AI getting things right reliably often. But that alone is not enough.

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Singapore, Jan. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A platform launched by DefiLabs in 2021 is now ready to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). DefiLabs is a fully intelligent and decentralized asset management crypto staking platform which is built on Binance Smart Chain. DefiLabs uses artificial intelligence based on quantum algorithms to dynamically manage portfolios, perform efficient asset allocation, and predictively model asset management strategies. Thus, make profits for users in different fields such as lending, leverage mining, and cross-chain mining to improve their portfolio in the fast-paced world of DeFi. DefiLabs deploy an ecosystem of Artificial Intelligence to support trading decisions on DefiLabs which will help increase the value and returns of the users by providing liquidity to DeFi markets.

SINGAPORE: Robotics and Artificial intelligence (AI) are here to stay. AI applications are not just helping businesses become more efficient, they are more frequently visible in our everyday lives. Consider virtual assistants such as Nanyang Technological University's humanoid robot receptionist Nadine, and robotic instructors, known as RoboCoaches, that lead fitness classes for the elderly, demonstrate exercises, and offer encouragement here in Singapore. Not to mention the increasingly prevalent role of Alexa, Siri and Cortana in our lives. READ: The rise of artificial intelligence and how lives will forever be changed, the Big Read.

UP to S$150 million will be committed to AI.SG, a new national programme that seeks to boost Singapore's capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI). The National Research Foundation (NRF) will invest the amount over the next five years. Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim said on Wednesday that AI and data science are among key frontier technologies the Singapore government will harness as part of its "enhanced growth strategy for the digital economy". He was speaking at Innovfest Unbound 2017, a two-day innovation festival celebrating digital disruption and which has attracted more than 8,000 global entrepreneurs and representatives from government agencies and corporates. Dr Yaacob said: "The potential gains from an enabler technology like AI are massive."

SINGAPORE--Singapore became the first country in the world to launch a self-driving taxi service on Thursday, beating ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. by mere days to public road tests of a technology that could revolutionize the transport industry. The trial, although small, illustrates how intense the global race to develop autonomous driving vehicles has become. The field has traditionally been dominated by U.S. tech giants like Uber and Alphabet Inc. GOOGL -0.32 % 's Google. Singapore's nuTonomy, founded by two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said Thursday it began testing a free taxi-hailing service in a small business district in Singapore called one-north, a campus-like space dominated by tech firms and biotechnology companies. Other tech companies including Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. BIDU 0.60 % have been testing self-driving cars on the roads for years, but this is the first time the vehicles have been open to public use.

Deploying the most innovative technologies alone will not ensure Singapore can succeed in its smart nation ambition, as this will require a population that is willing to embrace change in the way it interacts with its government. Since the launch of its smart nation initiative in 2014, the Singapore government has been rolling out various pilots and programmes to put in place the supporting infrastructure and systems. These centred around key objectives, among others, to enable safer and greener urban living, provide more transport options, facilitate better healthcare, and deliver more responsive public services and citizen engagement. Several initiatives had focused on a range of technologies including data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud computing. Microsoft earlier this week announced it was working with the Singapore government to explore the use of machine learning and chatbots to deliver more interactive online citizen services.