Key facts
- Teo said Singapore's resource scarcity gives it an edge in AI adoption without over-reliance on one provider.
- Teo spoke at the Family Business Summit in Hong Kong, the report said.
- The report said Teo argued pragmatism would let Singapore avoid depending on any single power or AI provider.
Singapore's Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo said on November 5, 2026 that the country's land and manpower constraints are reasons to embrace artificial intelligence rather than fear it, according to a report of her remarks.
Speaking at the Family Business Summit in Hong Kong, Teo said pragmatism would give the resource-scarce country an edge without becoming overly reliant on any single power or AI provider, the report said.
The report did not state the size of Singapore's workforce, the scale of any AI investment, or any policy measure Teo announced at the summit.