<h1>Roundtable on AI-driven workforce shifts highlights reskilling, governance, contract, IP, and cross-border data privacy compliance risks</h1> A global consulting firm hosted a closed-door roundtable in Singapore addressing AI-driven workforce shifts, emphasizing cross-industry integration, reskilling needs, and 'bilingual' talent fluent in industry and AI. The discussion flagged legal and compliance considerations: potential labor-law impacts from role reallocation and retraining obligations, contract and IP issues arising from collaborative AI deployments, cross-border data-transfer and privacy compliance tied to international R&D and delivery networks, and regulatory expectations for governance and accountability of AI systems. Participants recommended top-down corporate governance, structured training programs, documented deployment pathways, and careful contractual and data-protection frameworks to mitigate legal risk during AI transformation.