Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong : AI incident reporting is one way for countries to strengthen safety cooperation

Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong recently provided an update on the initiative led by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, which aims to strengthen cooperation for AI safety. During a virtual meeting hosted by Støre and Stubb, multiple world leaders discussed practical ways to enhance AI safety, with Wong emphasizing the importance of AI incident reporting.

He explained that this practice, already used in international aviation, can help identify and prevent emerging risks by sharing lessons from governments, businesses, and organizations using frontier AI models. Wong called for a pilot program that would allow countries to develop and test secure methods for sharing such information, building confidence before a broader framework is implemented.

The call for controlling frontier AI models, initially signed by 21 countries, including leaders from Germany, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, the European Commission, and Australia, was later joined by nine more nations. Notably, the United States and China were absent. Scientists and tech executives have warned that AI is developing too rapidly to effectively manage risks, prompting calls for immediate action from industry, governments, and society.

The statement urges companies to establish transparent safety protocols, including mandatory pre-deployment testing and independent evaluation, while governments and regional organizations are tasked with developing common standards, strengthening transparency through shared reporting of serious safety incidents, and ensuring all regions have access to scientific capacity and expertise for evaluation.