Hong Kong must ‘co-create’ talent pipeline as AI plays greater role in workplace, CUHK’s Rocky Tuan says
- CUHK president joins fellow experts at SCMP’s Future of Work Summit 2023 to discuss emerging technological and industry trends affecting workforce
- ‘Artificial intelligence, greater flexibility and remote work, and the rise of the gig economy are staring us in the face and we must be prepared’, Tuan says
The head of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has urged local stakeholders to protect and cultivate talent as artificial intelligence (AI) plays a greater role in the workplace, ensuring the city can also counter an ongoing brain drain.
Professor Rocky Tuan Sung-chi, the university’s vice-chancellor and president, also told the South China Morning Post’s Future of Work Summit 2023 on Thursday that Hong Kong needed to brace for technological changes in the workplace and education.
The summit featured panel discussions with experts from various business and technological fields, who predicted that generative AI would be no substitute for human employees, but stressed the importance of legally defining the software’s limitations.
“The mega trends that shape the future of work, including artificial intelligence, greater flexibility and remote work, and the rise of the gig economy, are staring us in the face and we must be prepared,” Tuan said in his opening remarks at the university-sponsored event.
The university head cited a recent report that “alarmingly” stated global economies such as Hong Kong faced the highest risk of using AI to automate their workforces.