Countries / Singapore

Singapore

Singapore relies on voluntary model governance frameworks and testing tools (including the first agentic-AI framework) plus targeted laws on election deepfakes and online harms, with MAS AI risk guidelines for finance pending.

Voluntary principlesApproach
5Rules tracked
2Binding and in force
0Upcoming deadlines

In force (4)

  • MGF for Agentic AI
    GuidelineInfocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) / Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI)Non-binding

    Voluntary framework, launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, guiding organisations on deploying AI agents responsibly, with technical and non-technical measures to manage risks such as unauthorised or erroneous actions, while stressing that humans remain accountable.

    In forceEffective 22 Jan 2026
  • MGF for GenAI
    GuidelineAI Verify Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)Non-binding

    Voluntary framework setting out nine dimensions for trustworthy generative AI (e.g. accountability, data, trusted development, incident reporting, testing and assurance, security, content provenance, safety R&D, AI for public good). It extends Singapore's 2019/2020 Model AI Governance Framework for traditional AI.

    In forceEffective 30 May 2024
  • Election deepfake ban
    LawParliament of Singapore; Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI)Binding

    Prohibits publishing, boosting, sharing or reposting online election advertising containing realistic digitally generated or manipulated content (including AI deepfakes) that shows a candidate saying or doing something they did not. The ban runs from the issue of the writ of election until close of polling; returning officers can issue corrective directions.

    In forceAdopted 15 Oct 2024
  • OSRA Act / Online Safety Commission
    LawParliament of Singapore; Ministry of Law / MDDI; Online Safety CommissionBinding

    Creates a Commissioner of Online Safety and Online Safety Commission that can order platforms and users to act on 13 categories of online harm, and new statutory torts for victims. The first phase (from 29 Jun 2026) focuses on five harms including intimate image abuse and image-based child abuse, which cover AI-generated (deepfake) imagery.

    Partly in forceEffective 29 Jun 2026

Proposed or in consultation (1)

  • MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines (AIRG)
    GuidelineMonetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)Binding

    Proposed supervisory guidelines requiring financial institutions to identify and inventory AI use, assess risk materiality, and apply proportionate controls across the AI lifecycle, with board and senior-management oversight. MAS proposed a 12-month transition after issuance.

    In consultationProposed 13 Nov 2025

What the rules require

Obligation types found across Singapore's instruments. Filled dot: imposed by a binding instrument. Ring: guidance only.

Risk classificationMGF for Agentic AI, MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines (AIRG)
Prohibited usesElection deepfake ban
Transparency to usersMGF for Agentic AI, MGF for GenAI
Labelling AI contentMGF for GenAI
Human oversightMGF for Agentic AI, MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines (AIRG)
Incident reportingMGF for GenAI, MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines (AIRG)
Data governanceMGF for GenAI, MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines (AIRG)
Security testingMGF for Agentic AI, MGF for GenAI, MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines (AIRG)
Consumer rightsOSRA Act / Online Safety Commission
PenaltiesElection deepfake ban, OSRA Act / Online Safety Commission

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