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Singapore Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI

Singapore's GenAI-specific guidance: risks (hallucinations, harmful outputs, IP/provenance, misuse) and operational controls (evaluation, transparency, policies, incident response).

Jurisdiction

Singapore

SG

Enacted

Unknown

Effective

May 30, 2024

Enforcement

Not specified

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Organizations developing or deploying generative AI systems

Who bears obligations:

DeveloperDeployer

This regulation places direct obligations on deployers (organizations using AI systems).

Safety Provisions

  • • GenAI risk identification (harmful content, misinformation, privacy leakage, IP)
  • • Model/system evaluation and monitoring
  • • Transparency for GenAI use and limitations
  • • Operational controls for misuse and incident response
  • • Content provenance considerations

Quick Facts

Binding
No
Mental Health Focus
No
Child Safety Focus
No
Algorithmic Scope
Yes

Why It Matters

Cleanest "GenAI ops controls" playbook; travels well across APAC enterprise expectations.

What You Need to Comply

You need: GenAI evaluations, safety tuning/guardrails, monitoring, user disclosures about AI nature.

NOPE can help

Cite This

APA

Singapore. (2024). Singapore Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/sg-model-ai-governance-genai

BibTeX

@misc{sg_model_ai_governance_genai,
  title = {Singapore Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI},
  author = {Singapore},
  year = {2024},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/sg-model-ai-governance-genai}
}

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