{
  "id": 13881945,
  "title": "Singapore workers embrace AI faster than global peers, but fewer feel secure in their jobs: PwC survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/singapore-workers-embrace-ai-faster-than-global-peers-but-fewer-feel",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:58:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/singapore-workers-embrace-ai-faster-global-peers-fewer-feel-secure-their-jobs-pwc-survey"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Workers in Singapore are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) more rapidly than their global counterparts, but their confidence in job security has dropped significantly over the past two years, according to a new PwC survey. In the 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears survey, 69% of Singapore respondents expressed confidence in their job security over the next 12 months, down from 72% in 2025 and 84% in 2024. Globally, the confidence figure remained steady at 84% over the same period.\n\nThe survey, released on October 12, 2026, was based on 1,000 local respondents out of 49,364 workers surveyed across 48 territories in May and June 2026. Singapore remains ahead of the global average in AI adoption, with 74% of local workers using AI at work in the past 12 months, compared to 64% globally. Daily use of generative AI at work stood at 28% in Singapore, compared to 22% globally, while 12% of Singapore workers used AI agents daily, versus 10% worldwide.\n\nDespite the increasing AI adoption, many Singapore workers remain uncertain about the future of their jobs. Only 32% of Singapore respondents felt that AI helped them with the most complex and difficult parts of their job, and 50% reported that AI had increased the complexity of their work and added to their workload. Additionally, 36% of Singapore respondents said they felt fatigued or burnt out due to increased AI usage.\n\nHowever, AI is also bringing tangible benefits. Some 72% of Singapore workers said AI improved the quality of their work, and 63% reported enhanced creativity. Most workers also felt empowered, confident, and energized about the increasing use of AI at work. Concern about AI outputs' accuracy or quality was the biggest barrier to using AI more, cited by 32% of Singapore respondents versus 25% globally.\n\nPwC Singapore executive chairman and CEO Marcus Lam noted that while Singapore workers are already seeing tangible benefits from AI, many remain uncertain about what it means for their future. The firm's executive chairman urged organizations to invest in meaningful upskilling to help turn uncertainty into confidence. NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Tan emphasized the need for job redesign alongside AI adoption to enable workers to take on higher-value work and gain better wages and career prospects.",
  "summary": "Confidence in job security has dropped 15 percentage points since 2024, while global sentiment is steady",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}