Oral Answer · 2024-02-29 · Parliament 14
Potential Scale and Scope of Job Displacement Due To AI Adoption
議員は、アジア太平洋地域における生成AI最速導入国であるシンガポールは、AI駆動の雇用喪失リスクを過小評価していないか、AIによるジョブ置換の規模を評価するかどうか、および企業が従業員のスキルアップに先立ってどのように投資を推し進めるかについて質問した。政府は、このテーマは通信・情報部の予算討論で詳細に議論されることで対応し、具体的な質問には直接対応していない。これは、そのテーマがまだ政策判断段階にあり、情報透明性と対応戦略に関する懸念が存在することを反映している。
重要なポイント
- • Concern that AI job losses are underestimated
- • Plans to assess displacement scale
- • Push firms to invest in employee reskilling
慎重な楽観を保ちながら、不確実なリスクに対応します。
AI就業リスク及び訓練インセンティブへの注視
将来の経済の持続可能性と安全を強調する
“I seek his understanding that this topic will be addressed at the Committee of Supply debate for the Ministry of Communications and Information.”
参加者 (2)
- Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information
- Yip Hon Weng
英語原文
SPRS Hansard · Fetched: 2026-05-02
3 Mr Yip Hon Weng asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether there are concerns that the extent of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven job losses in Singapore may be underestimated with Singapore being the fastest adopter of generative AI in the Asia Pacific; (b) whether the Ministry will be conducting assessments to evaluate the potential scale and scope of job displacement due to AI adoption; and (c) how is the Ministry engaging with stakeholders to encourage and incentivise proactive investment in upskilling programmes for their employees in anticipation of AI adoption.
The Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information (Dr Janil Puthucheary) (for the Minister for Communications and Information) : Mr Speaker, I thank the Member for raising an important question and I seek his understanding that this topic will be addressed at the Committee of Supply debate for the Ministry of Communications and Information.