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In this feature about AI being used to make entire films, experts share their insights on what this could mean for human creativity, jobs and authorship. Assistant Prof of Practice Debbie Ding was one of the experts interviewed.

Tertiary institutions are going beyond STEM education and placing more emphasis on the arts and social sciences. Dr Grace Dixon shared more about what SUTD has been doing.

JTC Corporation and Singapore Institute of Architects are studying the possibility of bringing industrial and residential spaces together under one roof. Professor Thomas Schroepfer shared some insights about the study.

CNA938 Rewind – With COE prices remaining high, car ownership continues to be a major talking point in Singapore. Research Assistant Prof Samuel Chng shares about what a reliable car-lite transport system could look like.

This research, led by Professor Yow Wei Quin, studied older adults’ willingness to embrace AI chatbots in their daily lives.

In this commentary by LKYCIC’s Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng, he writes about how Singapore’s transport debate should now centre more on people instead of cars. The question cannot stop at who gets to own a car; one must also ask how public transport, point-to-point services and shared cars can provide reliable mobility across different stages of life, without turning every need for flexibility into a need for car ownership.

In this op-ed, EPD Professor Mohan Rajesh Elara, Academic Director of Innovation PG at SUTD, discusses and shares his views on “When does an impressive robot become a useful one?”.

SUTD Professor Ashraf Kassim, Associate Provost for Education and Innovation, shared that not using AI detector tools is consistent with how the university uses AI in coursework: “Rather than treating AI as an adverse tool to be detected and isolated, we design our courses and curriculum to embed AI tools into the learning process itself.”

She started by painting the pickguard of an old bass guitar she bought on Carousell. Today, EPD alumna Julia Becker’s business ThreeStools has gone viral, attracted customers around the world and built up a two-month waitlist for custom orders.

As AI reshapes workplace demands, digital and AI capabilities are increasingly regarded as essential skills. SUTD Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Design & AI Officer Mr Poon King Wang encouraged workers to move beyond simply using AI and become “AI creators” who use it to create value that sets them apart.