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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has urged governments across the world to prepare workers for artificial intelligence. In his statement, he noted that as the technology continues to evolve, governments should not leave certain aspects to the market. PM Wong claimed that Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies can lead these efforts, noting that they can reskill and upskill their workers in several aspects, redesign jobs, and build trust in artificial intelligence, so they are not caught on the back foot. “By doing so, we can ensure that the returns from AI investments will accrue not just to the owners of capital, but also to workers, and importantly to all our people,” he said to leaders of the 21 economies that make up the group. Prime Minister Wong wants urgent attention towards artificial intelligence According to Prime Minister Wong, Singapore is now focusing on applying and using artificial intelligence. “As a small, compact, and digitally connected city-state, it cannot on its own develop leading-edge artificial intelligence foundation models. But it can use them to develop and make applications with the “biggest impact” in areas like finance, logistics, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing,” PM Wong said. He added that Singapore cannot do this alone, noting that they are keen to cooperate and exchange best practices with other APEC economies. In the session themed Preparing For A Future-ready Asia-Pacific, Wong noted that the next wave of growth will be driven by artificial intelligence. “It will uplift productivity and transform the way we work and live,” he added as he laid out ways to spearhead cooperation in harnessing the technology. He highlighted that AI is already changing industries in Singapore, revealing it at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, the highest-level meeting at the annual summit. Outlining what APEC economies need to do to unlock the…

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