Singlish-savvy Singapore AI chatbot can check in on seniors, intercept scam calls


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SINGAPORE: Artificial intelligence agents trained to speak in English, local mother-tongue languages and even Singlish may soon be deployed to call elderly patients or seniors to check in on how them are doing, or in anti-scam centres to intercept suspicious calls.

“I’ve been told (the chatbot) can also handle non-verbal cues such as the speaker’s volume, emotion, tone,” said Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo, unveiling the chatbot on Wednesday (May 28) at the Asia Tech x Singapore conference.

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