HSBC says AI will create jobs. Southeast Asia should read the fine print first

The most revealing thing about HSBC’s latest survey of the world’s entrepreneurs isn’t the headline number. It’s who is spending it. On the surface, the Global Entrepreneurial Wealth Report 2026 reads like a hype cycle in spreadsheet form. Business owners across 17 markets plan to spend a combined US$367 billion on AI over the next [] The post HSBC says AI will create jobs. Southeast Asia should read the fine print first appeared first on e27 .