Reflecting Singapore’s approach: many countries look to the nation’s AI governance framework to shape their own models. Credit: Sebastian Pichler/Unsplash
As officials across the world work to establish AI ethics codes, Amit Roy Choudhury argues that Singapore’s system provides a model for others at a time when common global standards are emerging
Governments around the world are rushing to formulate risk- and rules-based approaches to ensuring transparent and fair use of artificial intelligence (AI). Both Scotland and Brazil have recently launched AI strategies, while last week the European Commission published its draft regulations for AI.
Ethics must be applied to the design, development and use of AI to ensure that outcomes are explainable and not subject to unintended bias, says Dr Chong Yoke Sin, president of the Singapore Computer Society (SCS). “AI is only useful when applied ethically, and users and developers must remain aware of this,” she says.