How Singapore can outsmart AI age bias and redesign work for longevity
A multi-generational, AI-augmented economy demands a rebuild of our talent system
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AGEISM is a “silent but deadly threat” to retirement security, wrote Claer Barrett in The Financial Times recently. In Singapore, that observation arrives at a pivotal moment.
Nearly 40 per cent of our resident workforce is already aged 50 and above. A low birth rate means fewer younger workers are entering behind them. At the same time, artificial intelligence is reshaping how organisations find, assess and deploy talent.
Yet, AI-powered recruitment systems risk scaling past hiring biases across candidate pipelines, before a human resource manager steps in.
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