Artificial Intelligence · Singapore
Artificial Intelligence - Singapore
Singapore has chosen a pro-innovation, framework-driven approach rather than a comprehensive binding AI law like the EU AI Act. Governance rests on voluntary guidance issued chiefly by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) — the Model AI Governance Framework (2019/2020), its Generative AI edition (2024), and a new Agentic AI edition (January 2026) — supplemented by the open-source AI Verify testing toolkit and the National AI Strategy. Binding obligations only arise indirectly through existing sectoral and data-protection law (e.g. the PDPA and MAS guidance for financial services).
Singapore deliberately relies on voluntary, sector-agnostic guidance and existing laws rather than a single binding AI statute, taking a pro-innovation stance that contrasts with the EU AI Act.
First issued in 2019 (2nd edition 2020), this voluntary cross-sector framework covers internal governance, human oversight, risk management, transparency and stakeholder communication, with risk-proportionate measures.
IMDA released a Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI in 2024 (addressing hallucinations, bias, IP, content provenance and systemic risk) and launched a new framework for Agentic AI in January 2026 at the World Economic Forum.
Launched May 2022 and stewarded by the AI Verify Foundation (est. 2023), it is a voluntary open-source framework and toolkit covering 11 governance principles, letting organisations run technical tests and process checks to demonstrate responsible AI.
The PDPC issued Advisory Guidelines on the Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems on 1 March 2024; they are not legally binding but signal how the PDPC will enforce the existing Personal Data Protection Act against AI use of personal data.
Singapore launched National AI Strategy (NAIS) 2.0 in December 2023 and issued a refreshed update in May 2026; a National AI Council chaired by PM Lawrence Wong was established in February 2026 to set strategic direction.
Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →