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?Find us here!Our websiteYLB SubredditYLB TikTokYLB IGYLB YouTubeOur Sponsor: Echelon XThis episode is brought to you by Echelon X in partnership with e27Echelon X is happening 15-16 May 2024 at the Singapore expo, and it’ll be an epic event focused on tech & startups around Southeast AsiaGet your free starter pass by using the code “FOLKLORY” when getting your discounted tickets at this linkWe’ll have a booth, so hope to see you there!Writers Object to IMDA Using Their Works to Train AISingaporean writers object to IMDA using their works to train a large language model$70m S’pore AI initiative to develop first large language model with South-east Asian contextIMDA’s Preliminary Survey on Gen AI ResearchOpinion: IMDA Must Uphold Authors’ and Publishers’ Intellectual Property Rights — Singapore UnboundBooks3 dataset, used to train AI, contains works stolen from Singaporean authorsPulitzer-winning authors join OpenAI, Microsoft copyright lawsuit | ReutersNew York Times denies OpenAI's 'hacking' claim in copyright fight | ReutersSEA-LION - AI SingaporeA.I. is B.S. | Adam ConoverThe Cyberattack Stopped by a Microsoft Engineer Was Scarier Than We RealizeNo More Trishaws for Singapore?No more trishaw rides in Singapore after last licensed operator ceased tours mid-2023One Shiok CommentComments on YLB511 feat Min Desmond LeeOne Shiok ThingI made a song entirely from artists singing "yeah"Civil War | Official TrailerMics and Headphones from @shureChairs from @ergotunechairDesk from @castlerysgEdited and mixed by Tristen Yeak