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AI's brain fog no defence for arts
News, Parmy Olson, Published on 05/07/2024
» Ever notice how science fiction gets things wrong about future technology? Instead of flying cars, we got viral tweets that fuelled culture wars. Instead of a fax machine on your wrist, we got memes. We're having a similar reality check with artificial intelligence. Sci-fi painted a future with computers that delivered reliable information in robotic parlance. Yet businesses who've tried plugging generative AI tools into their infrastructure have found, with some dismay, that the tools "hallucinate" and make mistakes. They are hardly reliable. And the tools themselves aren't stiff and mechanistic either. They're almost whimsical.
Renowned journalist John McBeth dies at 79
News, Published on 08/12/2023
» New Zealand-born John McBeth, one of Asia's preeminent journalists with a record of scrupulous and ground-breaking reporting, has died after a short illness in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was 79.
Haven't had Covid? Maybe you've just been lucky
News, Faye Flam, Published on 15/07/2022
» There's a trend for experts who've yet to test positive for Covid to explain their disease virginity on social media, detailing all the steps they've taken to evade the increasingly pervasive virus. Covid virginity is becoming more special now that it describes a shrinking minority. The lucky few, like weight-loss gurus, are only too happy to share their secrets to success.
Sky's the limit for cueist Mink
News, Published on 29/03/2022
» Twelve years ago, nobody would have believed that the skinny little girl sitting in a quiet corner of a Saraburi snooker club would one day become a world-beater.
Prepare for a spike
News, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2021
» Re: "Reopening glitz and glam needs a backup plan," (Opinion, Oct 26).
Rooting out graft in the force
News, Published on 19/07/2021
» Police inspector-general Visanu Prasattongosoth may not have taken up many combat roles during his time in the force, but his strong resolve has allowed him to accomplish the missions he has at hand.
The cuckoo-clock tune that went to No.1
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/05/2021
» It was amusing to see that the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend attracted a grand total of zero votes. However, singer James Newman shouldn't fret too much as not getting any votes is almost a badge of honour in this annual festival of kitsch where music takes second place to gaudy, garish, glitter.
Familiar places gone but not forgotten
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/04/2021
» Last week I was walking along upper Sukhumvit after an excursion to the somewhat inappropriately-named Trendy building on Soi 13. I decided to drop in on my long-time travel agent nearby who I hadn't seen for a while, just to say hello. The lady in charge has an appealing personality and always cheers me up.
Contractor appears in US court in fraud case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2021
» A Thai woman extradited to the United States and accused of participating in a US$5 million (152.7 million baht) scheme by Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) to defraud the US navy made her first appearance in court on Monday, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
Possibly the worst job in the world?
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/11/2020
» On the day Americans went to the polls four years ago the Miami Herald ran what must have been its shortest-ever editorial which simply read: "Her, Not Him, Enough Said". In light of what ensued, it must have been tempting to blame the proof-readers and come out the next day with: "Correction: Him Not Her."