{
  "id": 11425933,
  "title": "Singapore’s AI dividend will depend on what happens after the pilot phase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/singapores-ai-dividend-will-depend-on-what-happens-after-the-pilot",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:17:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "e27",
    "slug": "e27",
    "url": "https://e27.co/singapores-ai-dividend-will-depend-on-what-happens-after-the-pilot-phase-20261002/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's early adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) may provide its economy with a modest boost in the long run as population ageing begins to impact productivity. However, the true test for Singapore will be whether companies can effectively integrate AI into their operations and transform work processes around it. The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) estimates that AI could raise Singapore's potential economic output by 1.06% in the long run, which would help mitigate the effects of slower labor-force growth due to an aging population. This estimate, however, does not account for potential gains from external demand or broader innovation impacts.\n\nSingapore's long-term growth model has always relied on improving productivity, given its limited land, small domestic market, and tight labor supply. AI is being incorporated into this model to make a small workforce more productive. While AI adoption is rising, it remains shallow, with only about half of the potential output gain from AI expected to be realized by 2035. The boost is projected to increase to 0.65% by 2040 and 0.78% by 2050 as the drag from aging becomes more pronounced.\n\nAdoption of AI is accelerating among both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms, but integration remains a challenge. Only 3.8% of firms surveyed by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had integrated AI into their core operations. Most firms were still in the planning, testing, or using basic AI tools stage. Among firms already using AI, off-the-shelf generative AI tools accounted for 84% of adoption, while fewer than half implemented custom or proprietary solutions.\n\nThe labor market in Singapore has a relatively high share of jobs exposed to AI, with 22.3% of employment potentially at risk of automation. This is concentrated in professional roles such as financial analysis, business administration, sales, marketing, and public relations. While AI may not eliminate these jobs entirely, it could change the nature of work by automating routine tasks and allowing humans to focus on higher-value activities like decision-making, client relationships, and complex problem-solving.",
  "summary": "Singapore’s early bet on artificial intelligence could give its economy a modest but meaningful lift as population ageing starts to bite. But the real test will not be how many companies say they use AI. It will be whether they can rebuild work around it. The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said in its annual […] The post Singapore’s AI dividend will depend on what happens after the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}