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Christian Wolfrum named new executive chairman of AI Singapore as founding chief Ho Teck Hua steps down
NTU provost Christian Wolfrum has been appointed executive chairman of AI Singapore, succeeding founding chief Ho Teck Hua after nearly a decade of leadership. Wolfrum brings deep AI ecosystem-building experience from ETH Zurich and will steer AISG's next phase under Singapore's National AI Strategy
A*STAR Merges Two Research Institutes to Form New AI Hub
A*STAR has launched the Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing (IAIC) by merging the Institute for Infocomm Research and the Institute of High Performance Computing, consolidating Singapore's government AI research under one roof.
MSF Invests S$15M in AI Tools to Identify At-Risk Families Earlier
Singapore's MSF is investing S$15 million over three years to deploy AI tools that identify at-risk families earlier and reduce social workers' admin burden by at least 50 per cent.
AI Without Guardrails Is a Losing Bet, Singapore Bank Leaders Warn
Bank executives at the Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia Summit in Singapore warned that governance, leadership and human oversight will determine whether financial institutions can scale AI safely and effectively.
Singapore Police Seize $55M Bungalow in AI Chip Probe
Singapore police have seized a S$55 million luxury bungalow and filed fresh fraud charges in an escalating investigation into the alleged smuggling of advanced Nvidia AI chips — one of the most significant export-control enforcement actions to originate from the city-state.
NTU Provost Christian Wolfrum Takes the Helm at AI Singapore
Professor Christian Wolfrum, NTU's Deputy President and Provost, officially became Executive Chairman of AI Singapore on July 1, succeeding founding chairman Professor Ho Teck Hua who led the national programme since its inception in 2017.
A*STAR Launches New Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research launched the A*STAR Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing on Wednesday, consolidating capabilities in AI, quantum technologies, high-performance computing, and digital technologies under one roof.
AI Governance Failures Threaten Bank Returns as Singapore Lenders Scale Automation
Bank executives warned at the Asian Banking & Finance Summit on July 1 that poor AI governance — not technology limitations — poses the greatest risk to returns on AI investment in the financial sector.
CSA Unveils Initiatives to Strengthen Singapore's Cyber Defences Against AI Threats
Singapore's Cyber Security Agency has released its Singapore Cyber Landscape 2025/2026 report outlining sweeping measures to strengthen national cyber resilience against an increasingly AI-driven threat landscape, where agentic AI is compressing cyber attacks from days into hours and ransomware continues to hit SMEs disproportionately.
AI Oversight Gains Urgency as Deepfake Scams Surge 2,000% in Singapore
Deepfake scam volumes have surged more than 2,000% in the past three years, prompting urgent calls for banks and financial institutions in Singapore to deploy AI-powered oversight systems. Speaking at the Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia Summit on July 1, Oliver Wyman principal Ashwini Karandikar warned that attackers are now reverse-engineering financial models and using prompt injection to hijack AI-driven processes, exposing a widening accountability gap in the sector.
MAS Flags Hyperliquid While BitGo Doubles Down on AI and Stablecoins
MAS has added Hyperliquid to its Investor Alert List, warning consumers the DeFi platform is not regulated in Singapore, while BitGo restructures around AI and stablecoins — signalling a maturing crypto industry.
Singapore's CDA Deploys AI and Agentic Models in Disease Fight
Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) is embedding artificial intelligence across its disease detection and outbreak response workflows, using NLP, agentic AI frameworks, and real-time surveillance to stay ahead of infectious disease threats. CEO Vernon Lee says the technology frees up staff for higher-level policymaking.