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As parents worry about AI chatbots going rogue and providing detrimental advice to their children, Professor Yow Wei Quin shared her expert opinion that this is about AI misalignment, and that guardrails are typically installed or improved only after technological advances.

Professor Yow Wei Quin shares that language is not something one first masters and then begin using; rather it is something that we gradually become proficient in through repeated, authentic interactions.

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.

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

Professor Yow Wei Quin shares that language is more than a means of communication. It preserves memories, emotions and personal identity, serving as a powerful connection to loved ones and cultural heritage, rather than competing with other languages.

Professor Yow Wei Quin’s commentary examines why more people are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support, while cautioning that they cannot replace the warmth and value of real human connection.

Professor Yow Wei Quin writes that AI may be creating new burdens and causing cognitive overload in people. She reiterates that it is important to learn how to judge wisely: what should be entrusted to AI and what must remain in human hands and also when to accelerate and when to slow down.

Professor Yow Wei Quin’s commentary on the role of AI in education highlights both its potential to enhance learning and student wellbeing, and the need to preserve critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and the central role of educators in a human-centred approach.

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.