This article provides a summary of the key elements of the Gen AI Guide 2025 which establishes common principles and recommends best practices on the implementation of trustworthy AI in ASEAN.

Most social media firms took an average of five days or more to act on user reports of harmful content.

The study is the first AI safety exercise in the Asia-Pacific that tests LLM biases related to culture, language, socio-economic status, gender, age and race.

DeepSeek shook the tech sector when it launched its latest R1 model on Jan 20.

Maia (Mogul’s Artificial Intelligence Agent), as the AI bot is called, is the first of its kind in Singapore; app built with the buyer in mind to help him or her save time and cost.

Singapore and Australia have signed a new memorandum of understanding reaffirming their commitment to facilitate AI adoption among their citizens and businesses, and promote responsible AI development and development on 16 December 2024.

Kids have had easy access to harmful content. Singapore's new code hopes to change that.

Come March 31, the Infocomm Media Development Authority will roll out a new code requiring, among many things, that app stores screen and prevent users aged below 18 from downloading apps meant for adults, such as dating apps or those with sexual content. App stores have one year until March 2026 to roll out the measures.

This update highlights the Government’s current position on the use and disclosure of NRIC numbers based on existing statements and guidelines.

This is a sampling of some decisions that the Singapore courts handed down in 2024, which provide useful insights relating to intellectual property, intangible assets or technology.

The technology, media and telecommunications, and data protection (TMT) space in Malaysia recently witnessed a flurry of legislative developments, with multiple bills primarily focused on online safety and harms being swiftly introduced and expeditiously passed by the House of Representatives. This update provides a concise overview of these legislative changes as well as upcoming developments in the TMT space in Malaysia.

The Ministry of Law and Ministry of Digital Development and Information recently sought feedback via a consultation paper to address growing concerns regarding online harms with existing laws facing limitations in mitigating online dangers. This update highlights the key features of proposed measures in the paper which seeks to address some of these issues.