AI Taking Our Jobs: How Worried Should Singaporeans Really Be? (Insights)

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), some level of anxiety does exist amongst Singaporean workers, as the technology continues to revolutionise and change both how we work, and the jobs available in the marketplace as well.

Some key questions Singaporean workers have asked include:

• What does AI mean for middle-aged and/or middle-income workers and jobseekers?
• Does AI mean having to learn coding and other high-end technology skills that require specialised training?
• How will AI be integrated into our jobs, even for those working in small and medium enterprises (SMEs)?

To find out more, Workipedia by MyCareersFuture spoke to Justin Chan, a lecturer in communication design at Temasek Polytechnic, who shared about how AI is just the next phase of digital transformation for both Singaporean workers and businesses, and some key things to understand about relearning for it.

Key highlights to listen to: 

• (1:30) How AI can and will be infused into our day-to-day work and business operations

   

• (5:30) Being a bao ka liao (do it all) employee is going to be easier with AI

   

• (6:58) AI can help breed a more “it’s ok, just try lah” mentality, which is important for SMEs

   

• (7:41) How Justin created an AI tool that does part of his job.. but why he isn’t worried it’ll make him obsolete

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