Lawrence Wong: “If we rely only on births, our citizen population will shrink.”

Can this happen with AI? Possibly, in theory, yes. Realistically in the near term? Not likely to happen.

We are not doing technology at all costs. We are not trying to be an AI-driven society. We are trying to be a better society enabled by AI.

Where warranted, we will take action under Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, and also explore joint action with other countries.

From our experience, we know that all countries, and especially small states like ours, thrive when the world remains open and connected; when countries trade and cooperate with one another; and when international rules are respected and…