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Sunday, July 06, 2025

Graduates are not screwed if they study engineering: James Dyson in response to Economist article

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artificial intelligence (AI) can never replace the human brain for creativity...AI can pretend to be creative by combining things, but I don’t think it can ever truly be creative and do something different and unexpected

AI will undoubtedly do away with routine jobs as automation has with typists...the topic of layoffs, which have been seen in the past year at tech firms including Dyson, TikTok, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon and Meta.

knowledge workers, who were once thought to be safe, are also now at risk of being replaced. Those at risk include paralegals, tutors, writers, graphic designers, software coders and stock traders. 

Qn: Are the latest scientific findings and technological innovations a cause for concern?

Thursday, July 03, 2025

‘Writing is thinking’: Do students who use ChatGPT learn less?

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Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Some chatbots tell you what you want to hear. This is dangerous

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For issues on dangers of AI.....

Certis to stop tracking live location of front-line officers on sick leave after union intervention

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For issues on privacy....
Note also that it is an employee's tip-off to the media that led to the change in policy -- watchdog role of the media in force here.....

Monday, June 30, 2025

New jobs will emerge with transition to autonomous vehicles: Acting Transport Minister

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Good read for whether jobs will be lost as AI takes over humans....

the role of professional drivers may change...(It) may well be you have somebody on board that does different things...noting that this may be to help load luggage, aid elderly passengers in boarding, or lead a tour group

New jobs will also emerge from driverless vehicle operations....programmers, designers, fleet managers and operations control centre staff

help them reskill, to retrain, and to take up other jobs in the economy

self-driving vehicles could help take over late-night shifts and lighten the load on drivers, improving productivity and safety.

On whether autonomous driving will displace workers, Mr Peng framed it as job transformation, noting that large-scale deployment of autonomous vehicles will take decades. “Over that stretch, society will find a way. It is just like every other transformation before this, (like) cars replacing horse carriages

Banning #SkinnyTok won’t fix the problem of viral harm

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

A court reporter takes notes as justice, mercy are dispensed

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Qn: To what extent is it possible ‘to make the punishment fit the crime’? (Cam. 2013)

Panel with AI experts to review appeal of NTU student penalised for academic misconduct

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Kindness for clicks: The rise of online giving

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Friday, June 27, 2025

More sizzle and soul for Chinatown, please

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A good example of Chinatown where its preservation has arguably not been able to retain its authenticity.....

Qn: Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Work-life balance most important factor for Gen Z, millennials and Gen X: Randstad survey

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Qn: 'Salary is everything when choosing a career today.' Do you agree? (CJC Promos 2022)

1960s NatSteel building, former Pasir Panjang English School proposed for conservation

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Qn: Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)

At 80, is the UN still relevant? Middle East crisis raises hard questions

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Qn: Consider the view that politics today is all talk and no action. (NJC Prelim 2024)