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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 16 MIN

#TalkBack: TFR at 0.87, but can we succeed with a smaller population in an AI-transformed world?

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Singapore’s total fertility rate dropped to a new low of 0.87 in 2025, and while our citizen population expanded 0.7 per cent, growth has slowed in the past 10 years… But, in an AI-driven future, could low population growth remain low? A smaller, but highly skilled population could be equally productive? Daniel Martin finds out from Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Professor of Sociology (Practice) and Director of the Centre for Research on Successful Ageing, SMU.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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