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AI Is Making Singapore’s Workers Anxious. PM Wong Says Training Is the Answer

Singapore PM Wong said that AI is giving anxiety to country's workers.

Singapore’s prime minister used his National Day address to acknowledge what surveys have been signalling for months: workers are anxious about AI. Lawrence Wong promised skills and training investment — but Q2 retrenchments rose to 4,500, and only 14% of Singaporean employees report being engaged at work.

OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic Back RAISE US for AI Workforce Transition

RAISE US, backed by OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon and Anthropic, aims to help the U.S. workforce transition to an AI economy through training, career support and workforce programs.

The nonprofit will seek private and philanthropic funding to support training and career transitions for U.S. workers adapting to the AI economy.