SINGAPORE: Proposed “nutrition labels” for artificial intelligence services could help users better understand how such systems work – but only if they are clearly designed, regularly updated and backed by the industry, experts told CNA.
The idea, which Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo raised last month, is being “actively explored” by the government as part of broader efforts to strengthen trust and safety in the digital space.
While such labels have potential to improve transparency, Professor Simon Chesterman, who leads AI governance and policy at the National University of Singapore’s AI Institute, said poorly designed ones risk becoming another “box-ticking exercise” that burdens responsible developers while being ignored by everyone else.
