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AI should also be human-centred
Professor Yow Wei Quin writes that successful technologies need to understand people’s needs and should be created for people. This is why the social sciences can play an important role in enabling the development of more human-centred AI.
AI Got Me: AI & Education
The first episode of Channel 8’s a 4-part series “AI Got Me” focusses on AI & Education. Professor Yow Wei Quin, Associate Professor Foong Shaohui and various SUTD students are featured in the episode.
Singapore will allocate $556 million over the next five years to strengthen research in social sciences and humanities
With Singapore increasing its funding for social sciences and humanities research to $556 million over the next five years, Professor Yow Wei Quin shares her view on how this can benefit the HASS research ecosystem.
SUTD supercharges Design and AI degree programme to create human-centred solutions
SUTD supercharges Design and AI degree programme to create human-centred solutions, with President Professor Phoon Kok Kwang highlighting its role in training design and AI innovators for real-world challenges.
Human–AI Co-Evolution Is Not Automatic. Education Must Change First.
Professor Yow Wei Quin writes about how education systems must evolve in order for human-AI co-evolution to take place.
Tianjin Visit: A chapter on technology that supports ageing
Professor Yow Wei Quin shares about a visit to a wellness community in Tianjin and how a pilot introduction of AI-based cognitive games could fill a gap by providing structured, trackable cognitive stimulation among the elderly without replacing human caregivers.
A Trip to Tianjin: A Story of Warmth
Associate Professor Yow Wei Quin shares some insights into how positive attitudes towards ageing and active engagement in cognitive activities can help seniors remain healthier and more mentally alert.
How Singapore’s eldercare industry is gearing up for the silver tsunami with robots, motion sensors and smart gadgets
At Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled, SUTD’s Professor Yow Wei Quin is developing AMI Intelli, an AI system that estimates residents’ cognitive and socio-emotional states through gameplay. At SUTD, Professor Low Hong Yee and her team are creating Neatsens, a line of smart knitted garments that double as motion trackers.
AI with Warmth
Professor Yow Wei Quin’s commentary on how Ami brings warmth to technology—showing that AI can care, connect, and empower individuals with intellectual disabilities.
‘Spend first, worry later’: Why Buy Now, Pay Later is making a comeback in 2025
Assistant Professor Gordon Tan shared his insights on public attitudes towards Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) schemes.
