The curious case of cabbies refusing fares

 CHONLAVIT PANPAKDEEDISKUL PORNPIMOL TINANOI Drivers’ refusal to take passengers is the main problem with taxi services in Bangkok, accounting for 40% of all complaints statistics collected by the Department of Land Transport (DLT). Reasons given for the refusal to provide the service vary – from the need to refuel the car to the necessity to change the shift, and from traffic congestion avoidance to the drivers’ unfamiliarity with the route towards passengers’ destination. Another reason arises from the reward-cost structure. The Thailand Development […]

How to succeed in the age of AI

NUTHASID RUKKIATWONG KOTCHAKORN KHWAMCHAREON Recent waves of technological innovation will have a deep impact on the labour market due to their rapidly expanding ability to perform human tasks and the declining cost of implementing them. Some of the most disruptive advances occur in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), where machines learn to perform tasks […]