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The smart city revolution
Published on 31/01/2024
» Advanced technologies with secure connectivity and intelligent capabilities, coupled with enhanced collaboration fostered among policymakers, community stakeholders, and technology vendors, will empower smart cities, address digital inclusion challenges, and promote increased gender equality, according to the technology giant Huawei. This holistic approach aims to effectively tackle Thailand's pain points of the digital economy, the digital divide, and the ongoing shortage of skilled cybersecurity talents, contributing to a more inclusive and technologically advanced future in line with Huawei's mission to "unleash digital for a better future".
The new normal of AI fakes
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/10/2023
» Following on from my last article, consider the following scenario. You've grabbed enough clear speech of someone to make a good AI model of them. You write up some text, pass it through the model and verify that the result sounds exactly the same as that individual. This is a little different from the previous example because it's a text to speech model, but essentially the same as using one voice to change to another. You now take a speech or interview from that person, change one word that will essentially change the context, and process this.
Coursera serves up programmes in Thai
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/08/2023
» Coursera Inc, a leading global online learning platform, is looking to capture the Thai market by providing a large number of courses in Thai and offering features powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to make online learning more personalised and interactive.
KBTG calls for educational reforms to prepare for AI
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/08/2023
» Thailand must revamp its education system to ensure the country is ready for artificial intelligence (AI), according to the head of Kasikorn Business-Technology Group (KBTG), the technology arm of Kasikornbank (KBank).
Investors eyeing tech startups
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/06/2023
» Japanese investors are interested in Thai tech startups, supporting their business expansion to regional markets, says an executive of Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri).
Nectec, agencies roll out Open ThaiGPT
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/04/2023
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) has teamed up with three organisations to launch the Open ThaiGPT project, which is a next-generation form of artificial intelligence (AI) using the Thai language.
Amity Solutions mulls IPO for funding
Business, Sirinnaree Ongsakul, Published on 10/03/2023
» Amity, a local tech startup specialising in social features for applications, is considering listing its new subsidiary Amity Solutions in Thailand or Singapore next year to mobilise funds as it seeks to become a leading generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) platform in Southeast Asia.
DES launches digital purchase scheme
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/02/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has launched the Thailand Digital Catalog scheme as a mechanism to improve the quality of digital products and services developed by local startups and businesses so that they meet international standards.
Huawei commits to bridging the digital divide, connecting to the digital world
Published on 25/11/2022
» Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union's Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 million people in remote areas in more than 80 countries by 2025.
Planet, Cisco join hands for portable data centre
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/11/2022
» MAI-listed Planet Communication Asia, a digital tech service provider, has joined hands with global tech giant Cisco Systems to develop a prototype mobile data centre to facilitate the smart city initiative.