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AI could be a basic job skill soon
AI has the potential to narrow the gap between the most proficient workers and those less skilled if training and manpower policies enable its widespread use.
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AI has the potential to narrow the gap between the most proficient workers and those less skilled.
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In May, MIT labour economist David Autor was in Singapore for the Asian Bureau of Financial and Economic Research (ABFER) and Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF) conferences, where he conducted a workshop and delivered a keynote speech on expertise, artificial intelligence (AI) and the work of the future.
Professor Autor, most well known for his finding that technology had hollowed out middle-skill jobs in the US and other countries, is again in the limelight amid widespread concern about the impact of generative AI on jobs. The human-like capabilities of ChatGPT and other large language models have prompted AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton to warn in 2023 of significant job displacement
