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The AI layoffs narrative obscures what’s really happening in Singapore
A wrong diagnosis could lead to a wrong solution.
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Decisions around redundancies are often still shaped by more familiar pressures such as cost-cutting, over-hiring, restructuring and broader economic conditions, says the writer.
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Thomas Mathew
Today, whenever you hear the word layoff, the word AI is often not far behind. Around the world, recent headlines increasingly suggest that AI is coming for people’s jobs.
It is a striking narrative, but one that can oversimplify what is actually driving many workforce decisions.
