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AI and the Risk of Mass Job Loss in Malaysia
25 mins·12:00, 14 Jul 2026
AI and the Risk of Mass Job Loss in Malaysia
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Guest: Dr Thomas Lim Kok-Tiong, Author, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
With 10 million workers in the services sector, Malaysia could be more exposed to widespread unemployment than most realise, with up to 320,000 jobs at risk, rising to 680,000 under deeper automation scenarios. Dr Thomas Lim Kok-Tiong, author of "Augmentation or Elimination: The Potential Impact of AI on the Malaysian Economy," a paper published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, discusses the possibility of widespread structural unemployment in Malaysia caused by AI.
We discuss:
How AI-induced job augmentation differs from elimination
Estimates for AI-caused unemployment, and how they compare to Malaysia's Covid-19 unemployment rate
The limits of job reskilling
How agentic AI adoption changes the picture, and why Malaysia's status as an "AI Contender" could make its workforce more vulnerable
What government policy could look like to get ahead of structural unemployment before it happens
Presenter: Elaine Boey
Producer: Sandhya Menon
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