Content Type: Summary Report

Report: Superapps Roundtable

Background How did a tech company which started with a simple taxi-booking app in Singapore get involved in food delivery, hotel bookings, on-demand video service, health service, lending and insurance, financial services, digital banking… and is now seeking to hire in the fields of AI, cybersecurity, data science and software engineering! Introducing you to the …

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Metaverse Majlis 2: Beyond the aspirational and romantic notions Policies, Law & Order, and Value Systems

Background From Metaverse Majlis 1, we concluded: “What will be needed for companies to thrive in the metaverse is a careful balance between protecting the rights of various stakeholders, without impeding technological growth and development, which shall be a difficult juggling act for lawmakers.” “As virtual worlds pierce our physical reality, the code that these …

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Summary Report: Metaverse Majilis

Background The Oxford Reference defines metaverse as “A slang term used to describe a virtual representation of reality implemented by means of virtual reality software.”[1] Lexico writes, “A virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.”[2] Collins Dictionary says, “a 3D virtual world, esp in an online role-playing game; …

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Summary Report: The Impact of AI on Society

Background Stanford University’s report “One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence”[1] provides a useful definition of AI, as coined by Nils J. Nilsson: “Artificial intelligence is that activity devoted to making machines intelligent, and intelligence is that quality that enables an entity to function appropriately and with foresight in its environment.”[2] The UAE is serious …

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