Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Commentary: 4 ways human beings can stay unique amid advance of artificial intelligence, automation

Commentary: 4 ways human beings can stay unique amid advance of artificial intelligence, automation

Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho 9 May 2023

Apocalyptic fears of AI taking over the world are not new. Through the years, they have found expression in numerous science fiction works as well as movies such as the Terminator and Matrix franchises. Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS remarked that we care about the survival of the human race because most of us believe that human beings have intrinsic value, and contemplating what makes us stand apart from automation and AI can spur us to take greater responsibility for one another and for our shared environment.

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Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Speakers: Assoc Prof Alethea Yee, Asst Prof Shirlyn Neo and Asst Prof Gillian Phua from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS Medical School 18 Jul 2024