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Sunday, January 21, 2024

How Malaysians can learn to love AI


How Malaysians can learn to love AI


DIGITAL initiatives seem to be coming fast and furious from the government.

We had the launch of the Central Database Hub, or Padu, on Jan 2 and just this week, on Tuesday, the AI for the Rakyat portal, was unveiled.

AI untuk Rakyat


AI For Rakyat

, https://ai.gov.my/#/home

The introduction at its website, ai.gov.my, is interesting: “AI untuk Rakyat” is a self-learning online programme designed to raise public awareness about artificial intelligence (AI).

“It aims to demystify AI for people from all walks of life – a student, a stay-at-home parent, a professional in any field, a senior citizen – basically, anyone interested in getting acquainted with it and wanting to build a ‘Digital First Mindset’.”

If all goes well, the portal could indeed help to address the country’s growing digital divide as those with access to the digital world pull away from those who don’t have the means to benefit from it.

Padu is entirely designed and maintained by the government to ease fears of our data being misused in the hands of a third party.

Similarly, AI for the rakyat is largely government-driven, with the Economy Ministry working with just one private company, Intel.

And we are glad to note that apart from Bahasa Malaysia, the portal is also inclusively available in English, Chinese and Tamil (the last is rare indeed).

The government is hoping to have one million Malaysians become familiar with AI skills in three years.

That’s all well and good, but we must ensure that this portal does not go the way of previous tech initiatives, like the Multimedia Super Corridor, which did not reach its full potential.

All these digital initiatives need real support in the form of nurturing ecosystems and infrastructure, serious investment, and an open acceptance of all sorts of different talents.

Most importantly, “knowing” AI does not lessen the urgent need for solid cybersecurity laws and a moral code of ethics to govern the use and development of all digital initiatives, including AI.

As Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli stressed at the portal’s launch, there must be optimal end-to-end conditions and wholesome policies to accompany the growth of AI.

Rafizi argued that without trustworthy data and secure channels, the products and services driven by AI technology could not be implemented properly.

“To be the regional and global AI hub, we must be able to create new uses for AI. This can only be done if we have ready and accessible data,” he said, pointing out that Padu is a step towards this.


AI untuk Rakyat


AI For Rakyat

, https://ai.gov.my/#/home

https://ai.gov.my/#/home

About AI untuk Rakyat

AI untuk Rakyat is a self-learning online program designed to raise public awareness about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It aims to demystify AI for people from all walks of life – a student, a stay-at-home parent, a professional in any field, a senior citizen - basically, anyone interested in getting acquainted with it and wanting to build a ‘Digital First Mindset' 

The program is divided into two sections: AI Aware and AI Appreciate

Both sections can be completed in about four hours. Each section is based on AI-related concepts explained through engaging activities and quizzes. The users can take the quizzes as many times as they want. After they complete these quizzes, they become bearers of AI Aware and AI Appreciate badges that they can share on their social media accounts.
AI Aware illustration
AI Aware Badge

What is AI untuk Rakyat?

Who is this program for? Who should/ can attend/ participate in it?

What is the duration of this program?

What is covered in the program?

What are the prerequisites for this program?

What will I get once I complete the program?

Can I call myself an AI expert after attending this program?

I have finished the program. What is the next step?

I am unable to select my birth year on the registration page. What should I do?

I did not receive the OTP. What do I do?

My query is not resolved yet - whom should I reach out to?

 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Huawei eyes to build up China’s computing foundation to offer world a second option: Meng Wanzhou

Attendees visit the Huawei booth at the 2023 World Mobile Congress on June 28, 2023, in Shanghai. Photo: VCG


Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies is aiming to help build the foundation for China’s computing power and offering the world a “second option,” Huawei’s rotating chair Meng Wanzhou said on Wednesday, as the US and some of its Western allies are pushing for a complete tech decoupling.

At the Huawei Connect 2023, which showcased the company’s latest products and technologies, Meng vowed a number of new initiatives to bolster its computing base, as part of the company’s “All Intelligence” strategy.

Meng said that computing power is the core of Artificial Intelligence’s development, and Huawei will build a robust computing power foundation to support diverse requirements of various industries.

“We support every organization and industries to train their large models using information.” Meng said.

According to Meng, Huawei’s All Intelligence strategy aims to accelerate the “intelligence” of all industries, including connecting “everything” both virtual and physical, allowing model applications to benefit everyone, and offering computing power for every decision-making.

Intelligent transformation is the global tendency of manufacture development, which is crucial for the high-quality development of China’s manufacturing industry. Intelligence and its underlying computing power has become a focal point in the global technological competition.

Huawei, which has been a top target of the US’ technological crackdown, has been investing heavily in building its computing power, and its Large Language Model (LLM).

The LLM, which absorbs massive knowledge can be applied to multiple scenarios, lowered the threshold of AI development and application, according to Meng, and LLM bring possibility to solve large-scale industrial problems.

The computing power requirement of a LLM doubles every four months, according to Zhou Bin, CTO of Huawei’s Ascend Computing Business.

Huawei has continued to invest in research and development including in areas such as chemistry and material, physical and engineering, for decades, the combination of connecting and computing techniques contributed its advantages on intelligent products and system.

Meng said Huawei is also focused on personnel training through cooperation with colleges.

Huawei is working with 2,600 universities around the world to jointly build information and communication technology academies, which have trained 200,000 students annually. The “smart base” projects with 72 Chinese universities provided more than 1,600 courses for 500,000 students, according to media report.

“We invest about $3-5 billion annually in basic theory research.” Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder, said during an event of International Collegiate Programming Contest in August, 2023.

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Sunday, February 12, 2023

ChatGPT And The Future Of AI, Turkey Earthquakes.Part 1

 


How Scientists Predict Where Earthquakes Will Strike Next

The pair of earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria this week left the region grappling with death and destruction. Despite the region being seismically active, this particular area hadn’t seen an earthquake of this size for decades. There are ways of knowing where the next big earthquakes will happen. —but not when. Scientists use knowledge of fault lines and historical data to make their predictions, but saving areas from mass casualties often relies on infrastructure policies. Building codes that prioritize strong buildings can save lives, but older structures remain vulnerable.

Across the globe, in California, the health impacts of electric vehicles are beginning to be seen. A study published this month finds that for every 20 EVs in a zip code, asthma-related visits to the emergency room drop by 3.2%. This is a striking number for a technology that’s just now becoming more commonplace. Joining Ira to talk about these stories and more is Umair Irfan, staff writer at Vox, based in Washington, D.C. 

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ChatGPT And Beyond: What’s Behind The AI Boom?

The past few months have seen a flurry of new, easy-to-use tools driven by artificial intelligence. It’s getting harder to tell what’s been created by a human: Programs like ChatGPT can construct believable written text, apps like Lensa can generate stylized avatars, while other developments can make pretty believable audio and video deep fakes.

Just this week, Google unveiled a new AI-driven chatbot called Bard, and Microsoft announced plans to incorporate ChatGPT within their search engine Bing.  What is this new generation of AI good at, and where does it fall short?

Ira talks about the state of generative AI and takes listener calls with Dr. Melanie Mitchell, professor at the Santa Fe Institute and author of the book, Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans. They are joined by Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, founder and CEO of Parity Consulting and responsible AI fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. 

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ranscripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

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