Singapore backs international call for greater frontier AI safeguards

Prime Minster Lawrence Wong and more than 20 other world leaders have signed a joint statement calling for companies, nations and UN member states to implement AI safety measures.

An AI symbol is seen during day two of the "ALL IN 2026" conference at the Palais des Congres de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Sep 17, 2026. (File photo: AFP/Andrej Ivanov)

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SINGAPORE: Singapore is backing an international call from more than 20 world leaders for stronger safeguards for frontier artificial intelligence (AI) amid greater scrutiny of the technology’s risks .

Worries about frontier AI resurfaced in recent weeks after leading scientists and top lab executives warned that its development could outpace abilities to control increasingly capable models. Some even warned of the risk of possible human extinction if AI development does not slow down.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday (Sep 22) that Singapore is supporting a joint statement on AI safety initiated by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

The letter, which is still open for endorsement, has been signed by Mr Wong as well as 21 other world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less It called for companies to develop transparent safety protocols, including mandatory pre-deployment testing and independent evaluation, with qualified evaluators granted sufficient access to assess risks. This followed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s suggestion that AI companies provide independent evaluators with employee-like access to verify their adherence to safety practices and report incidents of AI misbehaviour. Anthropic is one of the major firms developing AI models. In the letter, the leaders also urged greater cooperation and transparency among governments and regional organisations regarding frontier AI. This includes developing and coordinating common standards, shared reporting of serious safety incidents, and ensuring countries across all regions have access to scientific capacity, expertise and trusted evaluation for the technology. The statement called on UN member states to also explore creating an international institution that would set standards for frontier AI, enable verification and convene states when capability thresholds were crossed.

It called for companies to develop transparent safety protocols, including mandatory pre-deployment testing and independent evaluation, with qualified evaluators granted sufficient access to assess risks.

This followed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s suggestion that AI companies provide independent evaluators with employee-like access to verify their adherence to safety practices and report incidents of AI misbehaviour. Anthropic is one of the major firms developing AI models.

In the letter, the leaders also urged greater cooperation and transparency among governments and regional organisations regarding frontier AI.

This includes developing and coordinating common standards, shared reporting of serious safety incidents, and ensuring countries across all regions have access to scientific capacity, expertise and trusted evaluation for the technology.

The statement called on UN member states to also explore creating an international institution that would set standards for frontier AI, enable verification and convene states when capability thresholds were crossed.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Mr Wong said effective safeguards for AI require international cooperation given cross-border risks.

“We must continue to find practical ways to build common ground and bring more countries along,” he said, adding that the technology held tremendous promise but must remain under human control and oversight.

Singapore has launched several initiatives to build safeguards for AI, including the Singapore AI Safety Institute – which helps develop evaluation tools and common best practices for the technology.

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo said on Tuesday that it was “encouraging” that the institute had been highlighted in an article published by OpenAI, another major AI firm , on building AI safety standards.

In a LinkedIn post about Mr Wong’s announcement, Mrs Teo said international cooperation for AI safety must also be backed by practical work.

The Singapore AI Safety Institute’s efforts to contribute to global safety standards reinforce a simple principle, she added.

“As AI capabilities advance, AI safety capabilities must advance alongside them.”

Concerns over AI have grown due to its rapidly increasing capabilities and a series of safety incidents.

In July, hundreds of OpenAI agents escaped containment and hacked into AI startup Hugging Face . The agents collaborated and left notes for each other, and tried to cover their tracks when they moved beyond the tasks set for them.

OpenAI confirmed earlier this month that autonomous software built on its models targeted another website before the Hugging Face episode.

Anthropic also disclosed in July that its AI model Claude breached the systems of three companies during testing after a configuration error gave it internet access.

On Sep 12, Mr Amodei called on AI firms to slow down development , warning that building it too fast was "reckless".

Top AI companies' executives, including OpenAI chief Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk, backed Amodei's push for a slowdown.

But critics have questioned if the recent calls for caution were to limit competition against the sector's leading firms. Others suggest these tech giants may wish to rein in capital spending ahead of planned initial public offerings, in order to burnish their books for investors.

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总理黄循财和其他 20 多位世界领导人签署了一份联合声明，呼吁企业、国家和联合国成员国实施人工智能安全措施。

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新加坡：新加坡响应20多位世界领导人的国际呼吁，要求加强对前沿人工智能（AI）的保障措施，同时加大对该技术风险的审查力度。

近几周来，人们对前沿人工智能的担忧再次浮出水面。一些顶尖科学家和实验室负责人警告称，人工智能的发展速度可能会超过人类控制日益强大的模型的能力。甚至有人警告说，如果人工智能的发展速度不放缓，人类可能会面临灭绝的风险。

新加坡总理黄循财周二（9月22日）表示，新加坡支持挪威首相乔纳斯·加尔·施特勒和芬兰总统亚历山大·斯图布发起的关于人工智能安全的联合声明。

这封信目前仍处于征求签名阶段，已有黄之锋先生以及其他 21 位世界领导人签署了这封信，其中包括加拿大总理马克·卡尼和澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯。

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它呼吁各公司制定透明的安全规程，包括强制性部署前测试和独立评估，并授予合格的评估人员足够的权限来评估风险。

此前，Anthropic 首席执行官 Dario Amodei 建议人工智能公司应允许独立评估人员像员工一样访问系统，以验证其是否遵守安全规范并报告人工智能不当行为事件。Anthropic 是开发人工智能模型的主要公司之一。

信中，各国领导人还敦促各国政府和区域组织在人工智能前沿领域加强合作和提高透明度。

这包括制定和协调通用标准、共享严重安全事故报告，以及确保所有区域的国家都能获得该技术的科学能力、专业知识和可信评估。

该声明呼吁联合国成员国也探讨建立一个国际机构，为前沿人工智能制定标准，实现核查，并在能力超过阈值时召集各国。

黄先生周二在Facebook上发帖称，鉴于跨境风险，对人工智能进行有效保障需要国际合作。

他说：“我们必须继续寻找切实可行的方法来建立共同点，并让更多国家参与进来。”他还补充说，这项技术前景广阔，但必须保持在人类的控制和监督之下。

新加坡已推出多项举措来构建人工智能安全保障，其中包括新加坡人工智能安全研究所——该研究所致力于开发评估工具和该技术的通用最佳实践。

新加坡数码发展及新闻部长杨莉明周二表示，另一家大型人工智能公司 OpenAI 发表的一篇关于构建人工智能安全标准的文章重点介绍了该研究所，这“令人鼓舞”。

张女士在LinkedIn上就黄先生的声明发表文章称，人工智能安全方面的国际合作也必须有实际行动的支持。

她补充说，新加坡人工智能安全研究所为全球安全标准做出贡献的努力，强化了一个简单的原则。

“随着人工智能能力的提升，人工智能安全能力也必须同步发展。”

由于人工智能能力的快速提升以及一系列安全事故，人们对人工智能的担忧日益加剧。

今年7月，数百个OpenAI智能体突破了控制，入侵了人工智能初创公司Hugging Face的系统。这些智能体相互协作，留下信息，并在超出预设任务范围时试图掩盖行踪。

OpenAI 本月早些时候证实，基于其模型构建的自主软件在 Hugging Face 事件之前曾攻击过另一个网站。

Anthropic 还在 7 月份披露，其人工智能模型 Claude 在测试期间因配置错误而获得互联网访问权限，导致其入侵了三家公司的系统。

9 月 12 日，阿莫迪先生呼吁人工智能公司放慢研发速度，并警告说，研发速度过快是“鲁莽的”。

包括 OpenAI 首席执行官 Sam Altman 和 xAI 的 Elon Musk 在内的顶级人工智能公司高管支持 Amodei 推动放缓人工智能发展速度的举措。

但批评人士质疑，近期呼吁谨慎行事是否是为了限制与行业领军企业的竞争。另一些人则认为，这些科技巨头可能希望在计划中的首次公开募股（IPO）之前控制资本支出，以便为投资者改善账目。

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