{"id":52822,"date":"2026-05-16T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52822"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:14:41","slug":"singapore-minister-reveals-why-human-touch-still-important-in-ai-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52822","title":{"rendered":"Singapore minister reveals why human touch still important in AI era"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Even as Singapore<\/span><\/a> positions itself at the frontier of AI technology, human intelligence still remains critical, according to the city state\u2019s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe should beware of just trying to throw every problem, and every step in a solution, at a large-language model (LLM),\u201d he said on Saturday at the AI Engineer conference, referring to deep-learning technology behind generative AI<\/span><\/a> services such as ChatGPT.<\/div>\n
Balakrishnan warned against discarding traditional AI<\/span><\/a> models programmed by humans, citing the limitations of the LLM \u2013 such as high costs and finite computing power.<\/div>\n

Addressing an audience of engineers, founders and operators at the conference in Singapore, the former ophthalmologist said there was still a role for rule-based expert systems that simulated human knowledge.<\/p>\n

The human brain was often far more efficient than \u201cthe energy-gobbling systems which we have today\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

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People walk along the street next to the Chinatown MRT station in Singapore on February 12. Photo: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

However, that did not mean people should shy away from AI, Balakrishnan said, noting that it was now easier to access the technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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