AI Job Anxiety Grows in US, South Korea and Singapore

A Microsoft‑commissioned survey found that 78 % of South Korean employees worry that artificial intelligence could replace their jobs, highlighting a skills‑gap anxiety in a highly digital economy.

An European Central Bank study of the United States shows AI is shifting workers from high‑risk occupations—employment in such roles fell about 4 % between 2019 and 2025—while overall employment and wage growth remain muted.

A poll by Working Families Power of 2,511 US working‑class voters revealed 73 % fear AI‑driven job loss and more than 80 % back a government‑funded retraining program financed partly by taxes on firms that replace workers with AI.

In Singapore, 30 of the world’s 250 most valuable AI firms are actively hiring, with OpenAI leading at 37 open positions. The government is allocating S$1 billion to AI research and offering 400 % tax deductions for qualifying AI spend. Yet a Gallup report shows 86 % of Singapore workers are disengaged, citing AI, an aging workforce and rising costs as challenges.

TradeTogether and Pinetree Securities announced a Singapore‑based investment strategy targeting AI infrastructure such as GPUs and data‑centre ecosystems, offering both traditional fund units and tokenised exposure.

A US poll found that most voters opposing new data centres do not live near one, underscoring broader public unease about AI‑related projects.

Anthropic launched a year‑long fellowship that pays participants $85,000 a year to help nonprofits adopt AI, representing a new approach to building AI‑literate talent amid workforce disruption.