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AI will overpromise and underdeliver
Life, James Hein, Published on 27/08/2025
» Let's start with a few brief comments on the current state of artificial intelligence. Specially targeted and trained AI models are improving. These are things like detecting something in an X-ray or hunting for potential chemical candidates for a compound to attack a specific condition. Generating pictures and videos is also improving rapidly, and by the end of the year the majority of people will not be able to tell the difference between the real thing and the AI fake. Large Language Models are still unpredictable and can give false or fake answers depending on the structure of the prompts, so be careful with the answer you get from these. The current corporate buy-in for AI is well beyond what it can deliver. This is driven by marketing, not the actual state of capabilities. My prediction is there will be a lot of out-of-pocket organisations of all types disappointed by results.
Asphere to acquire stake in Bitkub Online
Business, Published on 04/07/2023
» The board of directors of SET-listed Asphere Innovations on June 30 approved the purchase of 9.22% of the total authorised share capital in Bitkub Online Co (BO) from Bitkub Capital Group Holdings Co for no more than 600 million baht as part of an expansion of Asphere's presence in the blockchain and crypto market.
Microsoft stock booming on AI run
Life, James Hein, Published on 07/06/2023
» It's not a good time to be working for Microsoft, but it is a good time to be a shareholder or executive. Stock is up over 30%, net income is up and the CEO Satya Nadella got a nice 10% raise. Regular workers received no pay rise, or effectively a 5% pay cut due to inflation. Microsoft has rationalised it as pat and generic reasons like a "competitive environment" and the "global macroeconomic uncertainties". In reality, Microsoft is using the money to jump into the AI wave through a multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI.
The future is here and it's all about AI
Life, James Hein, Published on 04/01/2023
» Well, here we are in 2023. The last two years of Covid are behind us, some organisations are starting to rebuild and the future will hopefully be brighter.
Recalling Bangkok's dark side
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/06/2022
» Many places are veiled in darkness. Arguably, they were once -- or still -- a reminder of things that should be left unsaid. You may entertain the thought of them, but should not make them known. Who wants to hear of social evil and death? But these places can offer a deeper understanding of what our city is made of.
Bitcoin slump erodes fortunes of would-be miners in Thailand
Yoojung Lee and Anuchit Nguyen of Bloomberg News, Published on 20/05/2022
» For Thailand’s market authorities, the Bitcoin's rout has been one of the few tools to cool down the once-unstoppable Jasmine Technology Solution Plc.
CBDC trial pushed to late next year
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/12/2021
» The Bank of Thailand has postponed the testing of its retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) until late 2022 as it awaits the readiness of related stakeholders to participate in the trial.
Cambodia aims hybrid digital currency on blockchain at unbanked
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 22/12/2021
» When Cambodia's central bank launched a pilot for a digital payment system in July 2019, its aim was to increase financial inclusion in the country and expand use of the local currency over the US dollar. Then came the coronavirus pandemic.
Through the looking glass
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 17/12/2021
» We have a few pages left to close the book on the year of "perseverance", Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2021. It aptly sums up our shared experiences. Whether it is the pandemic, the "moving abroad" phenomenon or the cryptocurrency and NFT crazes, 2021 has been an eventful ride, for better or worse. Guru speaks to people from different fields who weigh in on the global and domestic trends of 2021. Let's hear about their roller-coaster rides, as well as their unforgettable experiences.
Crypto addiction: a hidden epidemic?
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» PARIS: When Matt Danzico began seeing cryptocurrency logos in the packaging of grocery store items, he knew he had a problem.