Singapore is gearing up to tackle social and institutional challenges in artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies through a new research group launched by Singapore’s MIT research enterprise.
The enterprise is the result of a partnership between Singapore's National Research Foundation of (NRF) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The new interdisciplinary research group (IRG) - Mens, Manus, and Machina - How AI Empowers People, Institutions and the City in Singapore (M3S) will focus on the “human-machine relationship", enhancing existing AI initiatives in the country.
The IRG group will work to solve several issues including physical and digital interfaces between humans and machines, machine learning fundamentals, and understanding the implications of AI for human and social capital development.
It will also focus on structuring human-machine teams within organisations and developing dynamics between them in resource allocation.
Through SMART M3S, the IRG is expected to “significantly advance” the fields of soft robotics, brain interfaces, learning algorithms, task allocation, team formation, model compression, and technology acceptability in the workplace.
"The impact of AI on human welfare and productivity and how AI technology can advance both areas will be our central considerations," IRG said.
Aligning with a diverse team of 17 professors from the enterprise, SMART M3S is said to draw expertise from Singaporean partners to enhance its ability in creating AI policies, modulate government mechanisms, and bolstering workforce training and mentorship on AI topics.
