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Debate on President’s Address: Mariam Jaafar on buckling up for an ‘AI-ready’ Singapore

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The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is “exciting” and at the same time “worrying”, said MP Mariam Jaafar. Speaking in Parliament on Friday (Apr 21), she stressed the need for “togetherness and trust” in a world of AI disruption. Singapore also needs AI strategies, policies and people to keep pace with the "breathless" development. “So, let us buckle up,” she said. She highlighted two areas to focus on. Firstly, build an “AI-ready” people as this AI revolution will have a massive impact on people and jobs. She said Singapore needs to anticipate how jobs will change and make the necessary shifts to develop the talent needed for a range of AI roles. It should attract global talent to the new skillsets for the new jobs, she said. Secondly, Singapore should lead the way in promoting better and safer AI development and deployment, as well as ensuring that systems behave in ways that are aligned to human values. She pointed out that given Singapore’s status as a global financial and technological hub, it must be of value to the world. It must invest in AI governance and ethics research, ensure ethical guardrails and legal protections, support businesses in setting up responsible AI programmes and serve as a reference point in the development of global standards.

The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is “exciting” and at the same time “worrying”, said MP Mariam Jaafar. Speaking in Parliament on Friday (Apr 21), she stressed the need for “togetherness and trust” in a world of AI disruption. Singapore also needs AI strategies, policies and people to keep pace with the "breathless" development. “So, let us buckle up,” she said. She highlighted two areas to focus on. Firstly, build an “AI-ready” people as this AI revolution will have a massive impact on people and jobs. She said Singapore needs to anticipate how jobs will change and make the necessary shifts to develop the talent needed for a range of AI roles. It should attract global talent to the new skillsets for the new jobs, she said. Secondly, Singapore should lead the way in promoting better and safer AI development and deployment, as well as ensuring that systems behave in ways that are aligned to human values. She pointed out that given Singapore’s status as a global financial and technological hub, it must be of value to the world. It must invest in AI governance and ethics research, ensure ethical guardrails and legal protections, support businesses in setting up responsible AI programmes and serve as a reference point in the development of global standards.

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