Post by National University of Singapore

New research by NUS Department of Social Work highlights an emerging divide - lower-educated young Singaporean workers are falling behind in AI proficiency compared to their higher-educated peers, widening the bifurcation between white and blue-collar jobs. These workers face barriers: limited workplace exposure to AI, less access to devices conducive for learning, and jobs where the technology doesn't yet feel relevant. The real risk isn’t immediate job loss but being locked out of future advancement opportunities. Breaking this cycle requires action at multiple levels, say researchers Prof Irene Y.H. Ng, Zhi Han Tan, V. Deepa and Aaron Lim. Employers can integrate AI into frontline workflows; community organisations can support AI literacy through coaching and peer learning; and we must recognise the value of blue-collar work itself. As Singapore pushes to become an AI leader, broad-based AI literacy is both an economic imperative and social mobility imperative. NUS Social Service Research Centre (SSR) #NUSResearch #ShapeTheFuture https://lnkd.in/g8XcVXyd