AI and young workers: Singapore's president warns about entry-level jobs
Opportunities for people starting their careers have also entered the international debate on AI.
The news in brief
According to Reuters' report of 12 October, Singapore's president Tharman Shanmugaratnam warned at the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok about AI-related risks to job opportunities for recent graduates. He urged governments to act.
How should we interpret it?
The report describes the president's assessment; it does not claim that every entry-level role will disappear.
The GLOBEFOX perspective
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Sources checked: 16 October 2026