AI in Singapore Classrooms Surpasses Policy, Sparking Educator Concerns


  • A survey of 500 secondary school students in Singapore found that all use AI for homework, with 29% using it multiple times a week.
  • Students primarily utilize AI for generating assignment ideas (86%), solving math problems (63%), and proofreading (47%).
  • Only 51% of students attend schools with clear AI usage rules, while 33% are uncertain about their school’s policies.
  • Views on AI among teachers vary significantly, with some embracing it and others ignoring its presence, leading to inconsistent handling in classrooms.
  • Concerns about inaccurate AI detection tools may harm student-teacher relationships, prompting calls for clearer guidelines on appropriate AI use in education.

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Singapore hospitals to test AI tool for faster heart disease diagnosis


  • The Singapore Heart Lesion Analyser, called Sense, will be tested at three hospitals in Singapore starting Q3 2025 for heart scan analysis.
  • The one-year trial will involve 300 patients and aims to reduce coronary artery disease assessment time from hours to under 10 minutes.
  • Sense supports, rather than replaces, doctors’ clinical decisions, requiring their review and confirmation of the AI’s findings.
  • The system has demonstrated 85% to 99% accuracy in earlier tests and could significantly impact early diagnosis of coronary artery disease, which caused 8,311 deaths in Singapore in 2023.
  • Developed by the CVS.AI lab at NHCS, Sense builds on previous AI work using a large dataset from CT scans to improve speed and accuracy in heart problem detection.

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