Report: Singapore Workers Fastest to Add Skills in AI
Ads on social media, colleagues, bosses, your friend from the gym — they're all telling you to start learning how to work with artificial intelligence (AI).
Many of us think we should be adding to our AI skills to improve our job prospects — but it's not always easy to get around to it.
And a new report has found that some of us have done better than others in learning about AI.
According to LinkedIn's Future of Work report, workers in Singapore have been the best at gaining AI skills.
LinkedIn looked at data from users of the site from 25 countries, and found that in Singapore "the share of members who have added AI skills to their profiles" was 20 times greater in June 2023 than in January 2016.
Finland was next on the list, followed by Ireland, India and Canada. Singapore and India were the only Asian countries included in the report.
Although AI is not new, Linkedin said that the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 has made more people think about AI at work, and the ways it can be used.
From then, to June 2023, there were over 21 times more English-language job postings on LinkedIn that mentioned things like "ChatGPT."
But while LinkedIn members have been quickly adding AI skills to their profiles in that time, it is difficult to know exactly what those workers can actually do with the technology.
Changing your profile to include some knowledge of AI — even if you're still just getting started — might just seem like a good idea!
The important thing, according to LinkedIn, is that workers and businesses are learning about the ways that AI can change the world of work.
1. Have you seen any job postings that mention AI skills?
2. Do you use any type of AI regularly? What do you mostly use it for?
3. How do you think AI will impact your industry over the next 10 years?
4. Have you learned any new professional skills recently?
5. What skills would you say are most important for your job?
6. Are there any skills you're interested in learning?
7. Would you ever consider retraining?