新加坡：不熟悉人工智能（AI）的居民可以通过社区俱乐部提供的小型、适合初学者且价格亲民的课程，从11月起学习如何在日常生活中使用AI。
SINGAPORE: Residents unfamiliar with artificial intelligence (AI) can learn how to use it in their everyday lives through bite-sized, beginner-friendly and affordable courses at community clubs from November.
与目前市面上大多数面向在职专业人士设计的AI课程不同，这些课程将面向不熟悉AI的居民，包括老年人和家庭主妇，人民协会（PA）在周六（10月10日）的新闻稿中表示。
Unlike most AI courses commercially available today, which are designed for working professionals, the courses will cater to residents unfamiliar with AI, including seniors and homemakers, the People's Association (PA) said in a press release on Saturday (Oct 10).
该项目名为“AI @ Your Neighbourhood”，旨在帮助居民了解AI，增强他们使用AI工具进行日常生活的信心，并安全、负责任地使用AI。
Named AI @ Your Neighbourhood, the courses aim to help residents understand AI, build confidence in using AI tools for everyday life, and use it safely and responsibly.
截至目前，PA已与培训机构共同策划了25门课程，并将陆续推出更多课程，以跟上AI技术的发展以及居民需求和兴趣的变化。
PA has curated 25 courses to date with PA training providers, with more courses to be progressively introduced to keep pace with developments in AI and residents’ evolving needs and interests.
课程内容将涵盖日常数字生活技能、摄影与照片增强，以及如何利用AI让出行更便捷。
The courses will cover topics including everyday digital life skills, photography and photo enhancement, and how to use AI to make travel easier.
这些课程将从2026年11月起，在PA遍布全岛的社区俱乐部逐步推出。
They will be rolled out progressively across PA’s community clubs islandwide from November 2026.
从11月起，课程费用将为每门新加坡元10元（约合7.80美元）。
From November, the courses will be offered at community clubs at S$10 (US$7.80) per course.
PA将从2026年11月至2027年10月提供30%的折扣，使每节课的费用降至新加坡元7元。
PA will offer a 30 per cent discount from November 2026 to October 2027, bringing the fee to S$7 per session.
“通过该项目，PA旨在惠及1万名居民，让AI学习更易于社区获取，”PA表示。
“Through the programme, PA aims to reach 10,000 residents and make AI learning more accessible to the community,” it said.
PA还将与AI新加坡、美光科技和NTUC学习中心等合作伙伴合作，为居民提供AI工作坊。
PA is also collaborating with partners including AI Singapore, Micron Technology and NTUC LearningHub to bring AI workshops to residents.
在周六于淡滨尼Our Tampines Hub举行的PA年度社区研讨会上，PA副主席陈振声表示，AI正在改变居民获取信息、发现机会以及相互联系的方式。
Speaking at PA’s annual Community Seminar at Our Tampines Hub on Saturday, PA Deputy Chairman Edwin Tong said AI is already changing how residents receive information, discover opportunities and connect with one another.
汤先生同时担任法律部长和内政部第二部长，他鼓励基层领袖、社区志愿者和合作伙伴利用人工智能，以更贴近居民、更好地了解他们的需求，并深化他们工作核心的人际联系。
Mr Tong, who is also Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, encouraged grassroots leaders, community volunteers and partners to harness AI to stay close to residents, understand their needs better and deepen the human connections at the heart of their work.
“我们的目标是利用人工智能来减轻手工和行政工作，让我们的员工和志愿者能够专注于真正重要的事情——培养人际联系、同理心和对居民的关怀，”他说。
“Our aim is to use AI to take away manual and administrative work, to allow our staff and volunteers to focus on what really matters – nurturing the human connection, empathy and care for our resident,” he said.
使用人工智能简化行政工作 人民协会（PA）也一直在利用技术和人工智能来简化行政流程，例如供应商选择、基层采购和付款系统。
USING AI TO STREAMLINE ADMIN PA has also been using technology and AI to streamline administrative processes, such as its vendor selection, grassroots procurement and payment systems.
“例如，志愿者可以描述他们为社区活动所需的东西，工具就会向他们推荐选项。
“For instance, volunteers can describe what they need for a community event and the tool would recommend options to them.
“发票可以由付款系统自动读取，并填充必要的字段，”PA表示。
“Invoices can be automatically read by payment systems and the necessary fields populated,” PA said.
这使得基层领袖、志愿者和员工能够将更多时间用于与居民互动，PA补充道。
This allows grassroots leaders, volunteers and staff to spend more of their time engaging residents, it added.
让服务更易于获取 在社区研讨会上宣布的其他举措包括在onePA上推出的AI语音助手，居民可以用自己的话告诉onePA他们在寻找什么。
MAKING SERVICES EASIER TO ACCESS Other initiatives announced at the Community Seminar included an AI Voice Assistant on onePA, which will let residents tell onePA what they are looking for in their own words.
OnePA是一个在线门户，居民可以在此发现并付费参加各类项目。
OnePA is an online portal where residents can discover, and pay for programmes.
预计将于2027年初推出的AI语音助手将根据居民的兴趣和实时可用情况，推荐合适的项目和设施，并在引导他们从发现到预订和付款的过程中提供帮助。该助手将支持英语、普通话、马来语和泰米尔语。
Expected to be launched by early 2027, the AI Voice Assistant will recommend suitable programmes and facilities based on their interests and live availability, before guiding them from discovery to booking and payment. The assistant will support English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil.
PA还将试点PA社区机器人，当需要进一步帮助时，居民可以通过语音或触摸屏使用该机器人来发现合适的项目、在社区俱乐部（CC）中导航，并与CC员工取得联系。该机器人预计将在2027年第一季度进行试点。
PA will also pilot the PA Community Robot, which will allow residents to discover suitable programmes, navigate the CC and connect with CC staff through voice or touchscreen when further assistance is needed. It is expected to be piloted in the first quarter of 2027.
82岁退休人员黄佩琦女士参加了AI@您的邻里计划下的旅行课程，她说：“当我听说这门课程时，我决定参加，因为它时间很短，对我来说非常方便。” “培训师用简单的方式解释了人工智能，使其易于理解，我和一起参加课程的朋友都觉得这门课程非常有用。”她说道。
Ms Peggy Ong, an 82-year-old retiree who attended a travel course under the AI @ Your Neighbourhood initiative, said: When I heard about this course, I decided to go for it since it was quite short and very convenient for me” “The trainer explained AI in a simple way which made it easy to understand, and I and my friend who attended it with me found it quite useful,” she said.