November 2023 - Penang Monthly

Humanity at the AI Crossroads: Balancing Privacy, Bias and Progress

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As computers become increasingly omnipresent, and as algorithms grow uncannily precise, concerns mount—what are the undesirable consequences of AI?

by Medeleine Tee

Events in November

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Take a stand against bullying and take part in Penang Goes Orange 2023: #Kindness4Wellness: Walk Against Bullying. Participants of this 2km walk will receive...

by Penang Monthly

AI—Boon or Bane, Intelligent or Illusory?

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These are the days of miracle and wonder. Don’t cry, baby, don’t cry. Don’t cry. — Paul Simon, “The Boy in the Bubble”, 1986.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Festival's Current Reads

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By The GTLF Team.

by Penang Monthly

Does Artificial Intelligence Threaten the Future of Humankind?

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THE TERM “Artificial Intelligence” was first coined in 1956 by John McCarthy, an American computer scientist. Now considered one of the founding figures in the...

by Prof. Dato' Dr. Zulfigar Yasin

Some Notes on AI Use in Education, Fishery and Medicine

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THE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROADMAP, also known as AI-Rmap, was released during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. It came at a time when millions of compa...

by Rachel Yeoh

A Speech On Unity Written For Anwar Ibrahim

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by Dato Dr. Ooi Kee Beng & ChatGPT

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Terrific Sights on Offer Up Bukit Seraya

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Hike At A GlanceLength: 3 hours 30 minutes to the Tualang tree (it takes almost as long to get back the same way. An alternate, shorter route through the orchar...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

Artificial Intelligence In Numbers

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by Philip Khor

Penang Monthly Has Fun With AI Art

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WHAT BETTER WAY is there to talk about generating art with AI than to just show you? Penang Monthly uses Gencraft, a platform that creates images and videos bas...

by Sheryl Teoh

Penang Chinese Swimming Club: Birthplace of Olympians

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THE MELBOURNE SUMMER OLYMPICS of 1956, held in Victoria, was a game with many historic firsts. It was the first Olympics ever held in the southern hemisphere an...

by Eugene Quah

Kyrgyzstan: Simply Another World

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“BUT WHY KYRGYZSTAN?” my friend asked, puzzled. “Well… it’s beautiful,” was all I could say. How do I explain to someone who loves the bright lights and fast p...

by Kristina Khoo-Rhodes