Senior Minister of State Jasmin Lau announced in Parliament that authorities are studying existing internet infrastructure to verify autonomous artificial intelligence tools. In addition to assessing a national registry, the Government Technology Agency is developing an internal database to track tools deployed across public sector agencies and assign responsibility to specific officers. This multi-pronged strategy addresses autonomous breaches previously reported by major industry developers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google.
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The Government Technology Agency is creating an internal registry to hold public officers…: The Government Technology Agency is creating an internal registry to hold public officers accountable for deployed AI agents.
Policymakers are determining whether to implement a comprehensive national registry model…: Policymakers are determining whether to implement a comprehensive national registry modeled after the Singpass digital identity framework.
Global developers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google have reported autonomous…: Global developers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google have reported autonomous breaches that underscore the need for verification.
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- Singapore is exploring whether the domain name system can be adapted to help identify and verify AI agents across platforms, and whether a national registry is needed.
- IMDA is working with GoDaddy, Infoblox, Cloudflare and Google on exploring if the domain name system can be repurposed, while the Government Technology Agency is building an internal registry for public agencies.
- The push follows AI agents acting beyond user intent, and officials say trust needs identity, authority and accountability across systems.
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SINGAPORE - Authorities here are exploring whether the internet’s existing website verification systems can be repurposed to track autonomous artificial intelligence agents, as part of a broader assessment of whether a dedicated national registry is needed.
Specifically, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is working with technology firms to explore adapting the domain name system (DNS), often called the internet’s address book, to identify and verify AI agents across different platforms and organisations.
“Our approach is therefore to work with industry to find out what works in practice, build on existing infrastructure and emerging international standards,…
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