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straitstimes. com > tech > high-profile-gaffes-surrounding-ai-use-offer-cautionary-tale

High-profile gaffes surrounding AI use offer cautionary tale

13+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1143+ words) How to spot AI-generated content A lifestyle magazine drew public backlash after it used AI to fabricate an interview with actor Mackenyu Arata, who plays Roronoa Zoro in Netflix's live-action series One Piece. Published'Apr 12, 2026, 05: 00 AM SINGAPORE - Is it ethical to…...

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straitstimes. com > singapore > parenting-education > learn-to-solve-tough-psle-maths-questions-with-dr-yeap-ban-har

Learn to solve tough PSLE Maths questions with Dr Yeap Ban Har

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (1400+ words) Dr Yeap Ban Har recording the ST PSLE Companion video series on how to solve challenging math problems. Published'Apr 05, 2026, 01: 30 PM Updated'Apr 05, 2026, 03: 30 PM Explore the PSLE Companion microsite for more insights and tips. SINGAPORE " Mathematics expert Yeap Ban Har strides into…...

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straitstimes. com > world > united-states > fake-x-rays-created-by-ai-fool-radiologists-and-even-ai-itself

AI-generated fake X-rays fool radiologists

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (366+ words) Only 41 per cent of 17 radiologists from 12 hospitals in six countries spontaneously identified AI-generated images. Published'Mar 25, 2026, 10: 58 PM Updated'Mar 25, 2026, 11: 12 PM NEW YORK " Fake X-ray images created by artificial intelligence to resemble true results from human patients can fool not only experienced radiologists…...

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straitstimes. com > opinion > forum > forum-preparing-students-to-be-ai-ready-goes-beyond-the-mathematics-curriculum

Forum: Preparing students to be AI-ready goes beyond the mathematics curriculum

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (103+ words) Published'Mar 03, 2026, 05: 00 AM We thank Forum writer Terence Sim (Maths syllabus needs to evolve to prepare students to be AI-ready, Feb 19) for sharing his views on the O- and A-level mathematics syllabuses. Maths syllabus needs to evolve to prepare students to be…...

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straitstimes. com > world > laser-written-glass-can-store-data-for-more-than-10000-years-microsoft-says

Laser-written glass can store data for more than 10, 000 years, Microsoft says

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (508+ words) Since 2019, Microsoft's Silica project has been trying to encode data on glass plates. Published'Feb 19, 2026, 05: 45 PM PARIS " Thousands of years from now, what will remain of our digital era? The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries,…...

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straitstimes. com > world > united-states > openai-debuts-new-tool-prism-for-scientists-in-push-for-ai-discovery

Open AI debuts new tool Prism for scientists in push for AI discovery

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (450+ words) Published'Jan 28, 2026, 11: 52 AM Updated'Jan 28, 2026, 03: 06 PM SAN FRANCISCO " Open AI is releasing a free tool aimed at making it easier for scientists to use Chat GPT to draft research papers and collaborate with colleagues, part of a larger effort to position its…...

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straitstimes. com > opinion > should-ai-be-allowed-to-resurrect-the-dead

Should AI be allowed to resurrect the dead?

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (841+ words) Griefbots fundamentally change the process of mourning. There are important ethical questions about whose consent is required for the creation of a deathbot. Published'Jan 07, 2026, 06: 00 PM When Roro (not her real name) lost her mother to cancer, the grief felt bottomless....

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straitstimes. com > singapore > ai-quantum-computing-and-interdisciplinary-research-to-reshape-science-says-heng-swee-keat

AI, quantum computing and interdisciplinary research to reshape science: Heng Swee Keat

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (740+ words) National Research Foundation chairman Heng Swee Keat outlined the three key trends at the opening ceremony of the 14th Global Young Scientists Summit. Published'Jan 06, 2026, 05: 35 PM Updated'Jan 06, 2026, 08: 32 PM SINGAPORE " As the world is in the midst of a revolution in artificial intelligence…...

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straitstimes. com > business > astar-and-financial-institutions-to-teach-ai-to-understand-singlish-mas

A*Star and financial institutions to teach AI to understand Singlish: MAS

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (539+ words) Published'Nov 13, 2025, 05: 25 PM Updated'Nov 13, 2025, 08: 51 PM The model will have the ability to transcribe conversations in Singlish and a mix of commonly spoken languages and dialects. It was announced on Nov 13 at the Singapore Fin Tech Festival 2025 by Monetary Authority of Singapore…...

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straitstimes. com > singapore > environment > ai-powered-underwater-robot-to-help-scientists-map-out-corals

AI-powered underwater robot helps scientists map out corals

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (902+ words) Assistant professor Malika Meghjani (second from left) with her team members " (from left) research assistant Shrutika Vishal Thengane, hardware engineer Hoo Jun Jie and master's student Marcel Bartholomeus Prasetyo and their underwater robot on Sept 25. Published'Sep 26, 2025, 09: 10 PM Updated'Sep 26, 2025, 11: 29 PM SINGAPORE…...