Professor Jungpil Hahn, Director of the NUS FinTech Lab, joined a panel on “Building Resilience in the Age of AI” at A*STAR’s Singapore Scientific Conference.
The discussion centred on a critical shift: AI is no longer just a tool — it is becoming a cognitive environment. That transformation brings extraordinary opportunities, but also new forms of vulnerability in trust, identity, emotional wellbeing, and information integrity.
Key themes explored:
- The overlooked psychological risks of AI companions,
- How we should rethink trust when hyper-realistic deepfakes become pervasive,
- The next wave of AI-enabled scams and harms frontline officers must prepare for,
- What long-term research is needed to strengthen societal and informational resilience, and
- How Singapore can build the “authenticity infrastructure” required for a safe digital future.
Resilience is no longer about detecting threats; it’s about redesigning our norms, institutions, and verification habits to ensure trust remains stable even in a synthetic world.