{
  "id": 12571081,
  "title": "Existing guidelines apply to agentic AI risks; government reviewing safeguards: MDDI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/existing-guidelines-apply-to-agentic-ai-risks-government-reviewing",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:47:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/existing-guidelines-apply-agentic-ai-risks-government-reviewing-safeguards-mddi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Existing guidelines and regulations for AI risks apply to agentic AI systems, according to Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How. He stated that the government is reviewing and strengthening frameworks to account for the increased autonomy of agentic AI while monitoring international developments in the field. This follows Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo's call for a \"risk-based and multi-layered approach\" to enable innovation while managing risks. Teo emphasized the need for a risk-based and multi-layered approach, including rigorous testing, human oversight, and monitoring of AI system behavior, as well as strengthening cybersecurity. The government is also conducting trials to stay abreast of the technology and ensure responsible implementation, encouraging private companies to take appropriate care and responsibility when deploying agentic AI.",
  "summary": "There have been no reports of a cyberattack against agencies’ systems involving an unsupervised AI agent",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}