Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) when using large language models owned by private or foreign companies, how does the Government ensure that confidential data is not disclosed in the input prompts; (b) whether the Government has signed any non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with these companies; (c) what are theContinue reading “REGULATIONS ON INPUT PROMPTS FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS TO PREVENT DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL DATA”
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WORKERS FACING HIGHEST RISK OF DISPLACEMENT FROM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND RESKILLING PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) which categories of workers has the Ministry assessed to face the highest risk of displacement as a result of artificial intelligence (AI); (b) what are the projected numbers for each such category; and (c) what expanded programmes are being instituted to scale upContinue reading “WORKERS FACING HIGHEST RISK OF DISPLACEMENT FROM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND RESKILLING PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE”
RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF $180 MILLION ANNUAL FUNDING TO SPH MEDIA TRUST
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Government specifies restrictions in the use of the $180 million annual funding to SPH Media Trust (SMT), such as on transactions involving Mergers and Acquisitions; (b) whether the Government has information on the price paid by SMT in its acquisition ofContinue reading “RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF $180 MILLION ANNUAL FUNDING TO SPH MEDIA TRUST”
GOVERNMENT’S APPROACH AND POLICY ON GOVERNING SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is the Government’s approach and policy governing the safe and responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Singapore; and (b) what are the subsequent steps that the Government is planning to take in AI governance following the signing of the Bletchley Declaration.Continue reading “GOVERNMENT’S APPROACH AND POLICY ON GOVERNING SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT”
SOLUTIONS TO DEFRAY COST INCREASES IN NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD’S DECISION TO CEASE SUBSCRIPTION TO E-LEARNING PLATFORM
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker, and I thank the Senior Minister of State for his reply just now. I just heard the Senior Minister of State say that learners can use the SkillsFuture credit to claim for Udemy courses. But the last time I checked, on the SkillsFuture website, Udemy coursesContinue reading “SOLUTIONS TO DEFRAY COST INCREASES IN NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD’S DECISION TO CEASE SUBSCRIPTION TO E-LEARNING PLATFORM”
ENHANCING RESILIENCE FROM LESSONS OF EXTENDED LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK ON PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS ON 1 NOVEMBER 2023
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what are the lessons learnt from the extended and large-scale distributed denial-of-service attack on the websites of public healthcare institutions on 1 November 2023; (b) what steps are being taken to upgrade protections to Singapore’s key civilian services and infrastructure and to reduce such disruptions;Continue reading “ENHANCING RESILIENCE FROM LESSONS OF EXTENDED LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK ON PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS ON 1 NOVEMBER 2023”
DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS CAPABILITIES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether there exists a whole-of-Government plan to develop indigenous capabilities in creating and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models, including establishing a National Foundation Model Research Institute, so as to help local researchers build core AI foundation model expertise; and (b) if such an AI foundation modelContinue reading “DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS CAPABILITIES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS”
USAGE AND COST OF MAINTAINING WIRELESS@SG SYSTEM
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) for each of the past 10 years, what is the usage rate, in terms of unique logins, for Wireless@SG; and (b) what is the share of resident versus non-resident usage for each of those years respectively. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the MinisterContinue reading “USAGE AND COST OF MAINTAINING WIRELESS@SG SYSTEM”
INCREASE IN POSTAL RATES DESPITE PROFITABILITY RECORDED BY SINGPOST
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether IMDA will take into account the profit of S$38.8 million registered by SingPost in FY2022/23 when working with the company to review its decision to increase postal rates. Mr Tan Kiat How: Sir, from 9 October 2023, the postage rate for standard letter mail willContinue reading “INCREASE IN POSTAL RATES DESPITE PROFITABILITY RECORDED BY SINGPOST”
REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Infocomm Media Development Authority intends to replace its hard copy application forms for newspaper permits with digitally-enabled forms; and (b) if so, when. Mrs Josephine Teo: The Ministry of Communications and Information has been reviewing the process for the application of political party newspaperContinue reading “REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS”
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