CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank knows her job is at risk from AI - Fortune Global Forum - video Dailymotion

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DBS CEO Tan Su Shan told Fortune that her executive board once messaged her on WhatsApp to warn that even her role could one day be replaced by AI. Tan will join the 2025 Fortune Global Forum for a dynamic, invitation-only gathering in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 26–27, 2025.

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00:00The day my CEO role was announced, I'm in a WhatsApp group with my board, I get the WhatsApp

00:08saying, even the CEO's job will be replaced or can be replaced by AI. So therefore, it's the tone

00:16from the top, right? So I'm like, okay, if I can be replaced by an AI, so can everything else.

00:22Agree? And I tell my managers, don't hire for knowledge because knowledge is ubiquitous,

00:28knowledge has been democratised. Hire for attitude. Because you want to hire people who are agile,

00:36who are humble, who are able to say, whatever I knew up to today is no longer relevant today or

00:43tomorrow. Therefore, I have to not be afraid to let go, take a step back, relearn some new skills

00:50to go forward.

CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank knows her job is at risk from AI - Fortune Global Forum

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