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AIF Insights No. 6 (2025) | AI is Not Intelligent: History, Misnomer, and Misunderstanding

Release: 2025-04-01
Author: CHHEM Kieth Rethy, MD, PhD (Edu), and PhD (His)

This paper challenges the notion that AI is truly intelligent, arguing that it merely simulates cognitive abilities without understanding, intention, or ethics. While the term “Artificial Intelligence” persists for historical and marketing reasons, it creates misconceptions about AI’s capabilities. A Buddhist perspective further underscores the misinterpretation of AI as “wisdom.” Recognizing AI as a toolContinue reading "AIF Insights No. 6 (2025) | AI is Not Intelligent: History, Misnomer, and Misunderstanding"

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AIF Insights No. 5 (2025) | Medium is the Message: AI is the Medium?

Release: 2025-03-17
Author: ROS Sayumphu is a Research Fellow at the AI Forum (MA in Security, Conflict and International Development, LLM in International Law).

This paper revisits Marshall McLuhan’s theory, “The medium is the message,” to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) functions not merely as a tool for generating content but as a transformative force shaping human perception, behavior, and societal structures. While AI-generated content is often the focus of celebration and concern, this study emphasizes that AI itself—theContinue reading "AIF Insights No. 5 (2025) | Medium is the Message: AI is the Medium?"

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AIF Insights No. 4 (2025) | AI and Law: A Global to Local Look at Regulating the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Release: 2025-02-27
Author: PONG Pich is a Research Fellow at AI Forum (Master in Public Law) | ING Chandavya is a Research Fellow at AI Forum (LLM in Intellectual Property and Competition Law) | TANN Thangvansounary is a Research Associate at AI Forum (Bachelor’s in International Law)

Artificial Intelligence is the driving force of innovation and technological advancement, greatly contributing to economic growth. With the rise of this transformative technology, there are some challenges regarding developing legal frameworks and policies, particularly in the area of AI-related intellectual property issues. Therefore, the legal implications concerning Intellectual Property and AI at the national (Cambodia),Continue reading "AIF Insights No. 4 (2025) | AI and Law: A Global to Local Look at Regulating the Fourth Industrial Revolution"

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AIF Insights No. 3 (2025) | AI and Algorithms in the DIKW Pyramid Perspective

Release: 2025-02-22
Author: CHHEM Kieth Rethy, MD, PhD (Edu), and PhD (His)

This study by Professor Chhem Kieth Rethy, Distinguished Professor of AI and Humanities at CamTech University, explores the relationship between AI and the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) Pyramid. It examines how AI progresses from Perception AI, which processes raw data, to Analytical AI, which structures information, Cognitive AI, which applies reasoning, and Autonomous AI (AGI), which aspires to ethical decision-making and self-learning. WhileContinue reading "AIF Insights No. 3 (2025) | AI and Algorithms in the DIKW Pyramid Perspective"

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AIF Insights No. 2 (2025) | China’s AI Sputnik Moment: Lessons for a World in Transition

Release: 2025-01-30
Author: CHHEM Kieth Rethy, MD, PhD (Edu), and PhD (His)

China’s development of DeepSeek, a competitive AI model emerging despite U.S. sanctions and technological restrictions, represents a modern “Sputnik moment” in artificial intelligence. This paper explores how China’s strategic investment, policy coordination, and resilience in overcoming semiconductor shortages propelled its AI advancements. Unlike fragmented efforts in the West, China’s unified approach, localization strategy, and prioritizationContinue reading "AIF Insights No. 2 (2025) | China’s AI Sputnik Moment: Lessons for a World in Transition"

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AIF Insights No. 1 (2025) | Artificial Intelligence: The Issue of Text and Data Mining and Authorship

Release: 2025-01-27
Author: ING Chandavya is a Research Fellow at AI Forum (LLM in Intellectual Property and Competition Law)

This article explores the complex issues surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a particular focus on Text and Data Mining (TDM) and authorship. TDM, a process that involves extracting useful information from large datasets, plays a crucial role in the development and functioning of AI systems. As AI technology continues to evolve and integrate into variousContinue reading "AIF Insights No. 1 (2025) | Artificial Intelligence: The Issue of Text and Data Mining and Authorship"

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