News Summary

• Singapore must be prepared that AI’s impact on jobs will be greater as its adoption gains pace and scale, said the manpower minister.
• The minister was responding to a motion about an AI transition with “no jobless growth’ The motion was proposed by National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-general Ng Chee Meng.
• Dr Tan acknowledged anxieties that AI may erode workers’ skills and experience and even take over jobs.
• While some jobs will disappear, AI also creates new opportunities, he said.