In a recent speech, Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) underlined the importance of artificial intelligence (AI). Despite feeling like an abstract sci-fi concept at the moment, its impact will be felt in all areas of life. “The reality is that it will touch every aspect of our lives,” Assoc Prof Lim wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday (March 5). He added that AI will change how businesses have traditionally operated, employees work, and students learn.
“It is this indirect impact—of AI as a general purpose technology—that will upend our lives more than anything else,” he said. For everyone to understand the effect of AI, he asked readers to imagine life without electricity, engines, phones or computers. “The difference will be profound. This gives us a glimpse of the transformative power of AI, and we need to be aware of this.” In his speech, he outlined the importance of incorporating AI into businesses, the workforce, and education, beginning by calling for strong incentives for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to adopt A