Our guest today is Kelly Forbes, executive director at AI Asia Pacific Institute, in Singapore, a young interdisciplinary research organisation and think tank focused on artificial intelligence and technology policy. In this episode, Kelly talks about how, as the application of AI penetrates every walk of life, figuring out ways to build ‘trustworthy AI’ has become urgent.

(00:40) Introduction to The Daily Tech Conversation

(00:52) Our guest today — Kelly Forbes, executive director, AI Asia Pacific Institute

(01:42) About the AI Asia Pacific Institute and Kelly’s work

(05:52) What ‘Trustworthy AI’ is, and why it’s important

(10:23) Thoughts on the current state of policy work on AI in different parts of the world

(16:27) A bit about the Singapore experience

(18:15) What’s the big picture?

(23:27) On how Covid influenced tech and thoughts on applying AI as a response to the changes that have come about

(27:19) Thoughts on what Kelly is optimistic about and what concerns her

More about Kelly Forbes

https://aiasiapacific.org/our-team/

Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds:

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