"Singapore Leads in Fastest Adoption of AI Technology for Work"

As global companies accelerate the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for business innovation, a survey revealed that Singaporean workers are adopting AI technology for work faster than those in other countries.

According to a LinkedIn report on the 20th (local time), among 25 surveyed countries, the number of members who added AI technology experience to their profiles in the Singapore region increased 20-fold compared to January 2016, the highest rate reported by the US financial media CNBC.

This far exceeds the global average of 8-fold. Finland (16-fold), Ireland (15-fold), India (14-fold), and Canada (13-fold) followed Singapore as the top five countries with the highest AI technology adoption rates.

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Fouza Chabria, LinkedIn’s career expert and editorial head for the Asia-Pacific region, said, "Singapore has long been fertile ground for AI innovation," citing its strong digital infrastructure, a robust framework guaranteeing intellectual property (IP), and a startup ecosystem built by renowned venture capitalists and angel investors as the background.

Jobs that can dramatically increase work speed and efficiency by integrating AI technology include software engineers (96%), customer service representatives (76%), cashiers (59%), salespeople (59%), teachers (45%), and event managers (39%).

Goldman Sachs, the largest investment bank in the US, previously analyzed in a report that up to 300 million full-time jobs worldwide could be replaced by generative AI technology.

OpenAI, invested in by Microsoft (MS), sparked a global generative AI craze by releasing ChatGPT at the end of last year. Following Google and Meta, 'xAI,' led by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, joined the AI boom by launching generative AI services, and Apple has established its own AI model development system called ‘Ajax.’

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