Protected: Coffee Talk with Siu Lie Tan — The Freedom to Do Things Differently

Friday, August 21, 2026

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The Black Box Problem in Banking

Saturday, May 9, 2026
A person in a suit jacket stands outdoors with a black box on their head against a yellow background.

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded within banking systems, the central challenge is no longer only whether algorithms are explainable. It is whether the underlying logic shaping financial legitimacy, risk and economic participation remains understandable, contestable and democratically legitimate.

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Governing the Algorithm – Europe’s AI Act in Practice

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Europe’s Artificial Intelligence Act is the world’s first comprehensive attempt to govern AI. This series explores how the regulation reshapes decision-making across finance, education, labour markets and government—revealing how algorithms are becoming a central question of power, accountability and democratic oversight.

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From Tea to Thinking Machines

Monday, December 22, 2025
cup of tea on black panel

Algorithms rarely draw attention to themselves. They do not speak, persuade or campaign. Yet they increasingly decide how we move through cities, how markets function and how information reaches us. Their influence is subtle, procedural — and deeply political. To understand why algorithms matter today, it helps to start somewhere deceptively simple.

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