Singapore’s AI Pivot: Singapore upgrades its AI model for local languages using Alibaba’s Qwen3
Professor Ng Hwee Tou from NUS Computing shared his expert perspectives in CGTN's (China Global Television Network) Asia Today segment on Singapore's AI pivot, which focuses on the country's efforts to upgrade AI models for local languages using Alibaba's Qwen3.
He explained why effective translation in multilingual contexts must go beyond word-for-word conversion to capture meaning, cultural references, and local expressions. His commentary was provided in the context of Qwen3's ability to support 119 languages and dialects, highlighting how multilingual AI models are designed to better handle linguistic nuance compared to many Western systems.
Trending Posts
29 April 2018
5 February 2024
Associate Professor Kan Min Yen asserts that ASEAN, as a “critical region,” stands to gain from suitable AI adoption and ...
21 February 2021
23 November 2021
14 March 2024
Professor Hahn Jungpil highlighted a critical challenge in the realm of deepfake detection. He emphasised that malicious actors could potentially ...
8 April 2019
3 May 2018
30 April 2025
5 October 2019
28 January 2019
2 May 2024
“It’s a difficult balancing act,” says Ooi Wei Tsang, an associate professor in the School of Computing at the National ...