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Hu Yilin: The Digital Identity of the Future Should Not Be a Safer ID Number, but a Rights System of Proof on Demand
Culture & Public Commentary2026.07.06Hu Yilin: The Digital Identity of the Future Should Not Be a Safer ID Number, but a Rights System of Proof on DemandPreface｜ The Singapore Land Authority recently disclosed that a cloud-based development and testing environment managed by IBM was accessed without authorization, exposing the names, NRIC numbers, and then-current property addresses…
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Stablecoins Are the “Royalists” of the Crypto World: Open USD Lets the Old Monetary System Enter the Arena Itself
AI & the Future of Technology2026.07.03Stablecoins Are the “Royalists” of the Crypto World: Open USD Lets the Old Monetary System Enter the Arena ItselfIntroduction｜The arrival of Open USD shifts stablecoin competition from a scramble for market share among crypto startups to a contest over infrastructure in which traditional finance, payment networks, technology platforms, and public-chain…
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From the China Zun Incident to AI Governance: Hu Yilin on New Technologies, Safety, and Social Mobility
AI & Scholarship2026.06.29From the China Zun Incident to AI Governance: Hu Yilin on New Technologies, Safety, and Social MobilityIntroductionAfter the Beijing CITIC Tower, “China Zun,” was struck by a small aircraft, low-altitude flight safety once again became a public issue. But in the view of technology philosophy researcher Hu Yilin, this accident should not be…
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The Future Did Not Attend the Project-Approval Meeting: From Unpaid Wastewater Plant Fees to Pre-Sold Apartment Buildings, Hu Yilin Discusses the Monetary Roots of “Afford to Build, but Not to Maintain”
AI & the Future of Technology2026.06.25The Future Did Not Attend the Project-Approval Meeting: From Unpaid Wastewater Plant Fees to Pre-Sold Apartment Buildings, Hu Yilin Discusses the Monetary Roots of “Afford to Build, but Not to Maintain”Introductory noteRecently, the operator of the wastewater treatment plant in Gongping Town, Haifeng County, Guangdong, took the Gongping Town government…
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From “Speak Mandarin” to “Preserve Dialects”: Singapore’s Language Policy Has Reached the Point of Shifting Gears
AI & the Future of Technology2026.06.24From “Speak Mandarin” to “Preserve Dialects”: Singapore’s Language Policy Has Reached the Point of Shifting GearsHu Yilin on language policy, the revival of dialects, and the boundaries of freedom IntroductionA Chinese film led mainly in Teochew, Dear You, has recently sparked discussion in Singapore. The film was originally released in…
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Stop Asking Whether It Was Written by AI; First Ask Whether It’s Any Good
AI & Scholarship2026.06.24Stop Asking Whether It Was Written by AI; First Ask Whether It’s Any GoodHu Yilin on AI Writing, Authorial Responsibility, and the Academic Paper System IntroductionAfter science fiction writer Hao Jingfang spoke about AI’s participation in novel writing, a dispute broke out over whether “AI writing should be labeled” and whether “AI as…
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Freedom is the root, plurality is the end; one cannot sacrifice freedom in order to protect plurality
Enlightenment & the Spirit of Freedom2026.06.24Freedom is the root, plurality is the end; one cannot sacrifice freedom in order to protect pluralityThe Singapore government recently required YouTube, Facebook, and X to block 14 pieces of online content targeting the Indian community. Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said these posts attacked the Indian community and undermined…
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AI Regulation Must Not Become a New Despotism in the Technological Age
AI & Scholarship2026.06.24AI Regulation Must Not Become a New Despotism in the Technological AgeRecently, the U.S. government, citing national security, asked Anthropic to suspend foreign nationals’ access to its frontier large models Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Anthropic then announced that, in order to ensure compliance, it would take both models offline for all users.…
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Universities that prohibit students from using AI to write papers should be dissolved immediately
AI & Scholarship2026.05.27Universities that prohibit students from using AI to write papers should be dissolved immediatelyIt’s graduation season again, and recently many universities in China have acquired a new task: checking AI-generation rates. Rules like “if AI-generated content (AIGC rate) exceeds 40%, you cannot graduate” are simply hilarious; they show how helpless some universities are…
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The whole world has erupted into a shouting match—what right does a museum have to step in and play peacemaker?
Culture & Public Commentary2026.05.17The whole world has erupted into a shouting match—what right does a museum have to step in and play peacemaker?Published in Science Times (2026-05-15, p. 4, Culture); here is the original draft. You may be scrolling on your phone at this very moment, have seen this astonishing title, and clicked in to…