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Can Singapore’s ‘protect every worker’ doctrine take on AI?
While we let AI in, it’s worth asking more questions about direction, human learning, and our plans for the next generation of graduates.
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Singapore’s exposure to AI is real, but its position on the global skill distribution give the country a reasonable base from which to navigate the transition, says the writer.
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Li Jia
Like many policymakers and researchers around the world, Singapore is grappling with what artificial intelligence means for jobs and for workers.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s May Day Rally speech brought together the Government’s response in a single sentence that is worth pausing over: “We may not be able to protect every job. But we will protect every worker.”
