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Deepfakes, nudes and the threat to national security
While it seems like a bit of entertaining video wizardry, deepfakes can make people say things they never did in real life and influence public opinion. And the technology has got some people scared.
2 in 3 S’pore residents not reporting scams on messaging platforms: WhatsApp survey
The three most common scams encountered were investment, phishing and job types.
‘The algorithm does it for you’: Why social media users are ditching 'boring' Facebook and Instagram for shiny new toys
With talk of a Twitter exodus in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, CNA looks at why some in Singapore are switching from mainstream social media services to alternative ones.
Tech Talk: Online safety rules must be matched by public education
With new online safety laws in place, resources should be directed to elevate the baseline community consciousness about online safety so that no users are left to their own defences when they encounter online harms. Prof Lim Sun Sun writes for the Straits Times in a monthly column on technology and society.
Is S’pore built differently enough to avoid a crowd crush situation?
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Chan (Design and Artificial Intelligence / Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences) said increased human density during the street party in South Korea was “far beyond what is considered safe” and the sloped, narrow street exacerbated the risk of the accident. To address this in Singapore, there are stipulated minimum widths for pedestrian pathways.
Digital for 100: Harnessing technology for longer lifespans
The Economist published a white paper on harnessing technology for longer lifespans, which includes expert inputs from Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Prof Lim Sun Sun.
Singapore’s politicians are strangely popular on TikTok
Welcome to the land where media laws and youthful optimism have made TikTok a bubble of positivity.
Defining A Better AI Future For All
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, but it also needs to be ethical. For some, the path towards ethical AI starts with how we talk about it.
Tech Talk: Online safety and social media liability: Has the tide turned?
Tech companies might have to be responsible for their algorithmic design and commercial decisions after landmark ruling on British teen’s death.
The Big Read: Is society becoming less informed as social media platforms shun hard news?
In what has been dubbed as the “TikTokification” of social media, platforms are for example deprioritising news and more serious content on users’ feeds, which observers say will have ramifications for the news media and the proper functioning of society.
