Critical thinking, lifelong learning among skills needed to navigate an AI-driven workplace: UOB CEO
Source: The Straits Times
Published on: 2026-04-09 12:06
SINGAPORE - Critical thinking and the ability to keep learning are among essential skills one should possess to stay relevant in an AI-driven workplace, said UOB deputy chairman and chief executive Wee Ee Cheong. Critical thinking, sound judgment and a strong sense of responsibility enable individuals to ask the right questions, not simply to generate faster answers, the banking leader told The Straits Times in an interview. "AI can process information at scale, but for now it cannot fully understand context, values or consequences in the way people can," he said. UOB, Singapore's third-largest bank by assets, rolled out programmes such as Better U Pivot, where employees whose roles are impacted by digitalisation and automation are supported to move into growth areas such as risk, compliance and sales. People should have a basic understanding of AI as well - not to become technologis...
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