‘Even a CEO’s job can be replaced by AI’: DBS CEO Tan Su Shan bets big on agentic AI
May 19, 2026 / /
Amid worries of AI leading to jobless growth, DBS is committed to supporting younger talent
[SINGAPORE] DBS is reframing banking with agentic artificial intelligence, and maintaining an organisational culture open to change will be crucial for success, said its CEO Tan Su Shan.
She recalled that at the lender’s leadership offsite years ago, when it was just starting out on its digital bank journey, participants sported T-shirts that declared: “Talk is cheap. Show me your code.”
Fast-forward to this year’s edition, which gathered 200 to 300 senior leaders from across the bank’s key markets to discuss priorities for the year. This time around, the T-shirt was updated to say: “Talk is cheap. Show me your agent.”
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