Singapore is one of the most AI-ready economies in the world. The infrastructure is being built, the policies are in place, and the investments are actually happening. But another conversation is taking place, much more quietly, in consulting rooms, human resources offices, and the minds of working people who don’t know what’s going to happen next.
In this episode, lenses on singaporevideo podcast from business timeswe spoke with Dr. Christopher Cheok, Vice-Chair of the Mental Health Institute’s Digital Health Medical Committee, and David Leung, Managing Director of People Worldwide Consulting. In a clinical setting, you can see anxiety up close. The other advises organizations to engage in workforce transformation. They showed us what it really feels like for people living in this moment.
why listen
- Why the anxiety isn’t about losing your job, it’s about whether you still matter
Dr. Cheok makes a distinction that most public conversations completely miss, but it’s one worth sitting down to talk about.
- Why white-collar workers are more exposed than blue-collar workers
Leong explains the reversal that will take place in 2022 and beyond and what it means for those in structural, day-to-day, or analyst-level roles.
- Why skill improvement alone is not enough and what to do
Dr. Cheok offers practical, grounded advice for those who are witnessing the restructuring happening around them and feel frozen by it.
- Why does the time saved by AI raise its own uncomfortable questions?
Leong said clearly. “If AI frees up your time, what are you actually going to do with it?”
AI may change the way we work, but it has already begun to change the way we see ourselves. We take that seriously in this conversation. Listen now.
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Written and contributed by: Claressa Monteiro (claremb@sph.com.sg)
With Dr. Christopher Cheok, Vice-Chair of the Mental Health Institute’s Digital Health Medical Committee, and Mr. David Leung, Managing Director of People Worldwide Consulting.
Executive producer: Claressa Monteiro
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