SINGAPORE: Artificial intelligence needs safeguards similar to those in the aviation industry to build trust in the technology as adoption grows, said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.
Drawing a parallel with civil aviation, Mrs Teo said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday (Sep 17) that the industry’s growth was made possible by “hundreds, if not thousands” of standards and regulations that help ensure safety and build public trust.
“We expect companies in the world of civil aviation to each do their part to train their people properly and implement safeguards consistently. Without such assurances, neither passenger nor crew will board,” she wrote.
“Trust is an essential requirement for a technology to be regularly relied upon. In time to come, the world of AI must have its own safety setups.”
Mrs Teo’s comments come amid calls from leaders of top AI companies like OpenAI chief Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for a slowdown in its development, citing concerns that humans could lose control of AI if development outpaces the ability to understand and control the technology.
Concerns over AI have grown due to its rapidly increasing capabilities and a series of safety incidents.
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