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Only 20% of Singapore's Youngest Workers Use AI Daily, Report Finds
Only 20 percent of workers aged 18 to 26 in Singapore use AI daily, the lowest across all age groups says ADP Research's People at Work Report 2026, challenging assumptions about Gen Z leading AI adoption.
Singapore Music Studios Lose Up to 60% of Project Budgets as Clients Turn to AI
AI-generated music and voiceovers are compressing budgets across Singapore's creative audio industry, with some studios reporting project budget cuts of up to 60 percent over three years. Freelancer usage has dropped 20 to 30 percent at some firms as clients increasingly demand AI-generated content over human-produced work.
Heavy AI Use Meets Productivity Doubt in Singapore Workplaces
Singapore workers are among the world's most frequent users of AI tools, yet a growing disconnect between usage and perceived productivity gains is raising questions about how effectively the technology is being deployed in local workplaces.
AI Job Postings in Singapore Surge to 84,000 in 2025
AI-related job postings in Singapore hit approximately 84,000 in 2025, up by 30,000 year-on-year, as employers across the economy accelerate hiring for roles that require artificial intelligence skills.
Singapore Insurers Turn to AI as Medical Inflation Pressures Profitability
Singapore's insurance industry is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence to counter mounting profitability pressure from rising medical inflation, escalating claim costs, and increasing risk complexity.
Singapore Workers Ranked World's Second-Most Active AI Users, Microsoft Report Finds
Singapore employees are among the world's most active and responsible users of artificial intelligence, ranking second globally on Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index, with 66 percent of AI users producing work they could not have created a year ago.
MAS Chief Warns Rising AI Costs Could Weigh on Investment Returns
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Chia Der Jiun warned that rising costs of energy and chips powering artificial intelligence could weigh on investment returns, speaking at the Lujiazui Forum on June 17.
Unprecedented AI Buildout Drove Singapore's Sharpest NODX Surge in Two Decades
The global push to build artificial intelligence infrastructure has delivered Singapore its steepest non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth in over twenty years. Non-oil domestic exports surged 38.4% year-on-year in May, extending April's 24.4% gain and marking the highest rise since.
Singapore's Most Important AI Companies Are the Ones You Never Hear About
A Straits Times opinion piece argues Singapore's most important AI companies are the quiet, unnoticed firms solving SME problems — following the same one-viable-business-at-a-time playbook that built Southeast Asian tycoons like Tan Kah Kee and Aw Boon Haw.
82% of Singapore Firms Have Rolled Back Live AI Agents, Survey Finds
A Sinch survey reveals 82% of Singapore enterprises have rolled back live AI agents — eight points above the global average — despite boasting the highest AI deployment rate in Asia-Pacific at 72%. The governance gap is the starkest in the region.
Vietnam Leads Southeast Asia in AI Enthusiasm as Singapore Workers Stay Sceptical
An ADP survey of 39,000 workers reveals 29% of Vietnamese workers strongly believe AI will benefit their jobs versus just 15% in Singapore — the lowest in SEA. Singapore workers also rank lowest in job security confidence and employer upskilling trust.
AI Demand Expected to Sustain Singapore Export Momentum Through Geopolitical Headwinds
Economists expect artificial intelligence-related demand to keep driving Singapore non-oil domestic exports in the months ahead, even as Middle East tensions threaten global trade routes. Maybank has already lifted its full-year 2026 NODX forecast to 15 percent, following May blockbuster.