Centre on AI Technology for Humankind

12/04/2021

AiTH is pleased to organize, in collaboration with NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education - SCALE, the first event of the NUS Dream BIG - HERoes in Leadership project, launched by NUS President Tan Eng Chye. Based on research conducted at AiTH, we present a conversation with 4 female global leaders who each have considerable experience in leading with diversity and technology.

This event will feature:
[4.00pm] Opening remarks by NUS President, Professor Tan Eng Chye
[4.05pm] Comments by Professor David De Cremer and Dr Mahak Nagpal
[4.15pm] Panel discussion featuring (moderated by Prof. De Cremer):
- Andrea Della Mattea, President Microsoft Asia Pacific
- Carolyn Chin-Parry, Digital Innovation leader PwC Singapore
- Jane Sun, CEO Trip.com
- Melanie Richards, CBE, Former Deputy Chair and board member, KPMG UK
[5pm] Audience Q&A

Sign up for this event by clicking on the link below.
https://lnkd.in/gw5aQuF

Gender diversity at the leadership level has been an important topic of debate. In the last two decades, the topic of leadership has, however, become even more complex with the emergence of new technologies, making it necessary for leaders to be tech savvy.

10/03/2021

AiTH is pleased to announce that on 25 March, 5pm Singapore time (10am London time), GM Garry Kasparov and Prof. David De Cremer will discuss what it really takes to arrive at a truly intelligent future of work.

The event will be introduced and briefly elaborated upon by Antony Cook, Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel, Microsoft Asia.

To register for the event, scan the QR code below or use this link: https://lnkd.in/gjXVWfZ

We look forward to seeing you all!

09/02/2021

AiTH is proud to share the pdf of the sixth and final article of our special issue on AI and humanity in the January-February issue of The European Business Review. This article is written by Dr. Jakob Stollberger, research affiliate at AiTH and assistant professor at Aston Business School. His article is entitled "Synergy or conflict? Lessons for managers on how to successfully adopt AI to augment employee creativity".

Here is the link to his video interview where he briefly explains the goal of his article: https://lnkd.in/gFh6WSR

By Jakob Stollberger and David De Cremer Artificial intelligence undeniably offers the potential to improve decision-making, at least in certain contexts. In this article, AI experts Jakob Stollberger and David De Cremer offer guidance for managers on how best to integrate the technology into work p...

04/02/2021

AiTH is proud to share the fifth article of our special issue on AI and humanity in the January-February issue of The European Business Review. This article is written by Dr. Sam Yam, Research Affiliate at AiTH and Associate Professor and Dean's Chair at NUS Business School. His article is entitled "Humanising Robots increases consumer satisfaction and forgiveness of their failures".

Here is the link to his video interview where he briefly explains the goal of his article: https://lnkd.in/gh8HiQ3

By Kai Chi (Sam) Yam and David De Cremer Want your customers to have a positive, forgiving attitude towards your robot employees? Then make your robots human – but not too much! Kai Chi Yam and David De Cremer of the National University of Singapore fill us in on their intriguing work on the subje...

03/02/2021

AiTH is proud to share the fourth article of our special issue on AI and humanity in the January-February issue of The European Business Review. This article is written by Dr. James Pang, research affiliate at AiTH, associate professor at NUS Business School and co-director of the Business Analytics Centre at NUS. His article is entitled "Empowering small and medium enterprises: Through the synergy of AI and Blockchain".

Here is the link to his video interview where he briefly explains the goal of his article: https://lnkd.in/gxwuTjv

By Yan Pang The ability to make effective use of AI technology has hitherto remained in the province of large enterprises, with their access to huge amounts of data. Isn’t there some way that small and medium-sized businesses could also realise the potential of AI? Yan Pang believes there is, and ...

02/02/2021

AiTH is proud to share the third article of our special issue on AI and humanity in the January-February issue of The European Business Review. This article is written by Dr. Tessa Haesevoets, Research Affiliate at AiTH and post-doctoral researcher at Ghent University, along with her collaborators. Her article is entitled "Human-AIgorithm collaboration in managerial decision-making".

Here is the link to a video interview where she briefly explains the goal of her article: https://lnkd.in/gPyGQ5g

By Tessa Haesevoets, David De Cremer, Kim Dierckx and Alain Van Hiel Most would accept that there is a role for both humans and AI in managerial decision-making today. But where is the optimal balance between human input and that of machines in the process of arriving at decisions? And to what exten...

01/02/2021

AiTH is proud to share the second article of our special issue on AI and humanity in the January-February issue of The European Business Review.

This article is written by Prof. Jochen Wirtz, Research Affiliate at AiTH and professor and Vice-Dean at the NUS Business School. His article, jointly written with Prof. Werner H. Kunz and Prof. Stefanie Paluch, is entitled "The Service Revolution, Intelligent Automation and Service Robots".

This article considers the parallels between the Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century and the changes now being wrought on twenty-first-century society by recent advances in AI and robot technology. What are some of the consequences for which we should prepare ourselves this time round?

Here is a link to his video interview where he briefly explains the goal of his article: https://lnkd.in/gF22b_a

Wirtz

By Jochen Wirtz, Werner H. Kunz and Stefanie Paluch Are there parallels between the Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century and the changes now being wrought on twenty-first-century society by recent advances in AI and robot technology? And, if so, what are some of the consequences for which...

28/01/2021

AiTH is proud to share the first article of our special issue on AI and humanity in the January-February issue of The European Business Review. This article is written by Dr. Andreas Deppeler, Deputy Director of AiTH and Adjunct Associate Professor at the NUS Business School.

Andreas' article, entitled, "Watched over by machines: AI and surveillance at work", considers whether the recent transition towards having company personnel working at home while remaining digitally connected has merely served as a channel for the increased application of "people analytics".

Here is the link to his video interview where he briefly explains the goal of his article: https://lnkd.in/eWaSDRH

By Andreas Deppeler The recent transitions towards having company personnel working at home while remaining digitally connected have sometimes been portrayed as furthering the ideal of empowering employees. But is one person’s empowerment another’s control? Andreas Deppeler considers whether thi...

25/01/2021

AiTH is proud and happy to announce that The European Business Review has dedicated their entire January-February 2021 issue to our research. The issue highlights and discusses various aspects of AiTH and our thought leadership. In this video, you will be welcomed by our director and introduced to the following authors talking briefly about their findings:
- Surveillance and AI (Andreas Deppeler)
- Service revolution and automation (Jochen Wirtz)
- Synergy of blockchain and AI (James Pang)
- Creativity and AI (Jakob Stollberger)
- Human-AI collaboration (Tessa Haesevoets)
- A humanistic approach to AI (David De Cremer)

In the course of this week, we will introduce each specific article in more depth. Stay tuned!