S'pore rolls out new toolkit to test gen AI safety, lays out...

SINGAPORE - Singapore wants to be at the front and centre of testing the safety of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, and has launched its most ambitious project yet. Dubbed Project Moonshot, the new toolkit targeted at AI app developers aims to address safety and security challenges associated with large language models (LLMs) - the systems that form the cornerstone of many gen AI-driven solutions. "Our objective is to provide a safer environment for businesses and citizens to use AI, and enable AI innovations," said Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo on May 31 at the ATxAI conference, part of the Asia Tech x Singapore event. She said that, as its name suggests, Project Moonshot is "an undertaking to challenge ourselves". The increasingly widespread adoption of AI has resulted in people wanting more protections against risks caused by the technolo...