Gan Kim Yong on AI will create more jobs than it destro…

Gan Kim Yong

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore.

Growth remains essential. But in an age of AI and automation, growth may no longer generate jobs in the same way as before. More can be done with fewer workers.

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Gan Kim Yong, “DPM Gan Kim Yong at the ‘Trust and AI: Navigating a World in Transition’ Leaders Dialogue,” Prime Minister’s Office Singapore, May 20, 2026.

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

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