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AI saves time but most companies waste the gain
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (469+ words) More than 40 per cent of regular AI users save a working day weekly, but firms struggle to use the time gained, says a consulting firm. Published'Jun 03, 2026, 05: 30 PM Updated'Jun 03, 2026, 06: 31 PM NEW YORK " Employees across industries continue to adopt artificial intelligence tools…...
Forum: Demeaning comments on employees reflect badly on companies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (194+ words) Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 00 AM I agree with former president Halimah Yacob that the Standard Chartered chief executive's description of retrenched workers as "lower-value human capital" is disturbing'(Stan Chart CEO reassures staff after backlash over "lower-value human' remark, May 20). To many business…...
Don't throw out the keyboard in the AI revolution
2+ week, 3+ day ago (921+ words) Writing is thinking. To outsource it to bots is to put your brain on the bench. Even the most mundane writing on the keyboard keeps you thinking, something that is at risk with "AI-assisted articulation", says the writer. Published'May 17, 2026, 06: 35 PM…...
This is why you're drowning in busywork
3+ week, 1+ day ago (567+ words) The AI revolution involves a massive transfer of labour " not from worker to machine, but from worker to you. Published'May 12, 2026, 04: 00 PM My wife and I recently found a rat in our garden. Normally I would have called an exterminator, but…...
NTUC calls for local market intelligence to better guide workers through AI shift
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (822+ words) Labour chief Ng Chee Meng noted that in this period of rapid change, workers and enterprises are grappling with fragmented " at times conflicting " views of the AI landscape. Published'May 05, 2026, 09: 20 PM Updated'May 05, 2026, 10: 05 PM SINGAPORE - Singapore must build its own localised market…...
AI disruption and jobless growth debate in Parliament
4+ week, 2+ day ago (531+ words) Published'May 04, 2026, 02: 45 PM Updated'May 04, 2026, 05: 00 PM SINGAPORE " Labour chief Ng Chee Meng will ask Parliament to affirm that Singapore must not have jobless growth amid AI disruption, and is expected to detail NTUC's plans to help workers through this transition. He is…...
Free air-con and other things I miss in a year of working from home
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (541+ words) Working from home full time is a privilege when bosses are demanding you return to the office. But there are trade-offs. The past 10 months have taught the writer there are trade-offs to all the freedom and flexibility of working from…...
Up to $500 in subsidies for AI tools yearly for NTUC members
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (534+ words) There are 21 AI tools eligible for subsidies under this programme, including Chat GPT, Claude, Git Hub Copilot and Midjourney. Published'Apr 30, 2026, 05: 02 PM Updated'Apr 30, 2026, 09: 29 PM SINGAPORE - Starting in May, subscriptions to more than 20 popular artificial intelligence tools such as Chat GPT, Claude…...
Meet Junior - the new AI employee and the most driven coworker you'll ever work with
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (681+ words) China's Kuse AI is creating the kind of workplace that feels both inevitable and unsettling, offering a new type of colleague who is entirely virtual. Published'Apr 02, 2026, 01: 33 PM Updated'Apr 02, 2026, 01: 49 PM Bengaluru " The Slack messages began arriving at 5. 47am on a recent Monday....
The rise of "shadow productivity" in the age of AI
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) Employees using personal chatbots get in the way of gains from company-wide systems. The prevailing narrative often frames AI as an imminent threat to the labour market. But the more pressing issue may be one of organisational readiness. Kang Yang…...