Name: Why Singapore sees AI as an opportunity, not a threat
Uploaded: 2026-02-03T13:05:01Z
Description: Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World that his country will feel the impact of AI sooner than most, but the government believes it can be a boost for workers, not a threat.

As AI tools advance, workers all over the world are fearful the technology will displace workers and replace jobs. But Singapore looks at AI not as a threat to its workforce, but an opportunity. On GZERO World, Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam frames AI as an accelerated version of a challenge the island state has always faced: adapting early to technological change. Because Singapore is small, open, and digitally-advanced, it will feel disruption from AI sooner than most. But that same exposure is also an advantage. The real test, Shanmugaratnam argues, is ensuring productivity gains from AI are shared across the workforce.

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