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AI Laws in Singapore

Singapore takes a pro-innovation, voluntary approach with no AI-specific statute. Businesses are expected to self-adopt the Model AI Governance Frameworks — internal governance, human oversight, risk-based testing, and transparency proportionate to risk — and can validate systems using the open-source AI Verify toolkit. The Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI (2024) adds nine dimensions covering hallucination, bias, content provenance, and security. Where AI processes personal data, the binding PDPA applies and is actively enforced.

By AI Law Tracker Editorial Team · Editorial Team

Published Jun 16, 2026Reviewed Jun 16, 2026

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Applicable laws

📜 Model AI Governance Framework, 2nd ed. (IMDA/PDPC, 2020)

📜 Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI (IMDA, May 2024)

📜 AI Verify testing framework (AI Verify Foundation)

📜 Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA)

Penalty: Frameworks voluntary; PDPA up to S$1M or 10% of Singapore annual turnover (whichever is higher)

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Live legislative tracker

Updated August 1, 2026

AI and digital-regulation bills in motion and instruments in force in Singapore, pulled automatically from the official legislature feed. Each links to the authoritative record, with its current stage and status.

Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 (No. 24 of 2023)Act

In force·Updated February 1, 2024→

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Recent AI law developments in Singapore

Updated August 2, 2026

Recent news coverage of AI regulation and policy in Singapore. Headlines are aggregated automatically; follow each link for the full story.

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Coverage from thejakartapost.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to Singapore.

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Coverage from Mirage News on AI legislation and regulation relevant to Singapore.

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Singapore: NTU Study Highlights Need for Better AI Regulatory Training

Coverage from OpenGov Asia on AI legislation and regulation relevant to Singapore.

OpenGov Asia·July 16, 2026→

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Coverage from aninews.in on AI legislation and regulation relevant to Singapore.

aninews.in·July 16, 2026→

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UNESCO backs new AI law and sustainability chair in Singapore

Coverage from Digital Watch Observatory on AI legislation and regulation relevant to Singapore.

Digital Watch Observatory·July 14, 2026→

High-risk industries to watch in Singapore

US-based? Check your state laws too

If you're a US company serving Singapore customers, you need to comply with both your state's AI laws and Singapore regulation.

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Editorial standards

Anchored to the primary government source (statute, bill text, or agency rule) and verified directly against it · Last verified Jun 16, 2026. See our methodology.

Primary sources · Singapore

↗imda.gov.sghttps://www.imda.gov.sg/resources/press-releases-factsheets-and-speeches/pres…
↗pdpc.gov.sghttps://www.pdpc.gov.sg/help-and-resources/2020/01/model-ai-governance-framework
↗aiverifyfoundation.sghttps://aiverifyfoundation.sg/what-is-ai-verify/