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From auto-written emails to instant slide decks, AI has followed Gen Z from the classroom into the office. Evan Loke, Director of Permanent Division at recruitment agency Persol, breaks down how young people can use it effectively in the workplace.

Out Of Office is a series following Singaporeans who’ve logged off the standard career script to chase their own versions of success—consider this a study of work, ambition, and life beyond the default settings. This week: Chin Shiying, the local artisan behind leather accessories label Yanmaei, who after nearly a decade of running her workshop in Singapore, recently uprooted to set up her own studio in Kyoto.

This one’s for all the students who have ChatGPT on speed dial. NUS lecturer Dr. Shobha Avadhani answers our questions on how students should actually be using AI in the classroom, without short-changing their learning process.

Out Of Office is a new series that follows Singaporeans who’ve logged off the standard career script to chase their own versions of success – consider this a study of work, ambition and life beyond the default settings. Next up: content creator Xu Mei Cheng (@unbiden), who ditched her full-time job to pursue her dreams of being a makeup artist in Shanghai.