{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Yah Lah But","title":"#513 - Writers Object to IMDA Using Their Works to Train AI & No More Trishaws for Singapore?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b8dcd5b6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4153,"description":"This week, some local writers voiced their objections to the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) plans to build a South-east Asia-focused large language model (LLM), even though a consultation via a survey within the local writing community is still ongoing. Why the outrage over this seemingly innocuous survey? Elsewhere, it was revealed that Singapore’s last trishaw operator had halted tours as early as last year, due to the unavailability of a site to store the trishaws. Are we about to lose this piece of Singapore transport history?\nFind us here!\nOur website\nYLB Subreddit\nYLB TikTok\nYLB IG\nYLB YouTube\nOur Sponsor: Echelon X\nThis episode is brought to you by Echelon X in partnership with e27\nEchelon X is happening 15-16 May 2024 at the Singapore expo, and it’ll be an epic event focused on tech & startups around Southeast Asia\nGet your free starter pass by using the code “FOLKLORY” when getting your discounted tickets at this link\nWe’ll have a booth, so hope to see you there!\nWriters Object to IMDA Using Their Works to Train AI\nSingaporean writers object to IMDA using their works to train a large language model\n$70m S’pore AI initiative to develop first large language model with South-east Asian context\nIMDA’s Preliminary Survey on Gen AI Research\nOpinion: IMDA Must Uphold Authors’ and Publishers’ Intellectual Property Rights — Singapore Unbound\nBooks3 dataset, used to train AI, contains works stolen from Singaporean authors\nPulitzer-winning authors join OpenAI, Microsoft copyright lawsuit | Reuters\nNew York Times denies OpenAI's 'hacking' claim in copyright fight | Reuters\nSEA-LION - AI Singapore\nA.I. is B.S. | Adam Conover\nThe Cyberattack Stopped by a Microsoft Engineer Was Scarier Than We Realize\n\nNo More Trishaws for Singapore?\nNo more trishaw rides in Singapore after last licensed operator ceased tours mid-2023\n\nOne Shiok Comment\nComments on YLB511 feat Min Desmond Lee\n\nOne Shiok Thing\nI made a song entirely from artists singing \"yeah\"\nCivil War |...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/P-FL68bNyrAJP_EUfxDZLWp-CdkgeA4hsvYhFh8IVPw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNGVh/NjE1ZTIzODk2ODEx/ZmIwNDkwZWU1NDEy/ZGE4OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}