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Singapore Criminalises AI-Generated Intimate Images as Law's Second Phase Kicks In
Singapore has spent the past year racing to make itself an AI hub — and now it is writing the rules for the technology's darkest edge cases. From Monday (Aug 17), producing intimate images without consent — including fully synthetic, AI-generated ones — becomes a specific criminal offence in Singapore,...
Singapore Weighs AI-Era IP Reforms as IPOS CEO Says Intangible Assets Are the New Competitive Moat
AI has compressed the innovation cycle, turning intellectual property into a strategic business asset rather than a legal safeguard. An IPOS study found IP rights lift Singapore firms' profit per invested capital by 20.8 per cent — and a public consultation on AI-related IP reforms is coming.
Singapore Stands Alone in Southeast Asia as US Fast-Tracks AI Goods Trade Among Allies
When Washington talks about tightening AI supply chains among allies, Singapore has more at stake than most regional economies. The US State Department's latest move — a new programme to speed up shipments of AI-critical goods between friendly nations — lands in a world where Singapore is already the only...
No AI Act Needed: Why Singapore's Three-Layer Governance Model Prizes Proof Over Statutes
Most countries responding to the AI wave have reached for one big, comprehensive law. Singapore has deliberately done the opposite — and a new analysis from the Tech For Good Institute, written by SMU law and computer science professor Lim How Khang, lays out exactly how the model is supposed to work.
Singapore and Australia Formalise Deeper AI and Cyber Security Partnership
Singapore's AI policy playbook has always been built on partnerships — and the latest one to move is with Australia. The two governments have formalised a deeper working relationship on artificial intelligence and cyber security, following the inaugural Australia-Singapore Cyber and Digital Senior.
Singapore's AI Strategy Needs Evidence From Frontline Workflows, Says Behavioural Scientist
Singapore's refreshed national AI strategy has all the top-down ingredients a small country could ask for: ten priorities, a new National AI Council steering the agenda, and A*STAR's freshly launched Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing pulling together AI, data and high-performance.
Singapore's ONE Pass Tops 8,000 Holders as an AI-and-Tech Visa Track Prepares to Open in 2027
More than 8,000 ONE Passes have been issued since Singapore's top-talent visa scheme launched in January 2023, as AI, tech and finance professionals keep choosing the city-state. A dedicated AI and Tech track opens in January 2027, counting stock options toward the S$30,000 income bar.
IMDA's Updated Agentic AI Framework Turns Governance Into an Engineering Problem
Singapore's approach to AI governance has always leaned practical, but the updated Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI pushes that pragmatism a step further: it treats governance as an engineering problem, not a paperwork exercise. An ethics committee, a written policy and a human nominally in the...
PM Wong's National Day Message 2026: AI Must Raise Productivity and Create Better Jobs
Singapore's AI story this year has been one of booming semiconductor demand and headline GDP numbers — but the people powering that growth have been quietly anxious about what the technology means for their jobs. That tension sat at the centre of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's National Day Message 2026,...
99% of Firms Want to Trace AI Decisions Back to a Human, But Are They Ready F...
Singapore's banks and fintechs have been quick to put AI agents to work, but the industry is confronting a question beyond model performance: can anyone prove who authorised an AI decision? Sumsub's APAC benchmark finds 98.6% of firms want traceability, yet only 38% keep a tamper-proof trail.
MOM to Study How AI's Role in Retrenchments Can Be Better Tracked
Singapore's labour market is running a strange race: employment keeps growing, yet retrenchments just hit their highest level in more than five years — and the government admits it cannot yet tell you how much of that is AI. In a written reply to Parliament on Aug 4, the Ministry of Manpower said...
Singapore's Legal Community Debates Who Should Own AI-Generated Content
Who owns what a generative AI model produces? For Singapore's in-house counsel and creative agencies it is becoming a contractual and regulatory headache - and it was the motion at this year's GenA2Z debate, where lawyers and students argued whether AI-generated content should belong to the public domain.