SINGAPORE – Authorities here are exploring whether the internet’s existing website verification systems can be repurposed to track autonomous artificial intelligence agents, as part of a broader assessment of whether a dedicated national registry is needed.
Specifically, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is working with technology firms to explore adapting the domain name system (DNS), often called the internet’s address book, to identify and verify AI agents across different platforms and organisations.
“Our approach is therefore to work with industry to find out what works in practice, build on existing infrastructure and emerging international standards, and step in with common standards or infrastructure where there are gaps that industry cannot fill on its own,” said Jasmin Lau, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information on Nov 4.
“This will inform our assessment of whether additional common infrastructure, including a national registry, is needed,” she told Parliament.
Lau was responding to an adjournment motion tabled by Tin Pei Ling (Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC) on Nov 4 in Parliament, proposing that the Government consider building a national digital identity infrastructure for AI agents.
Tin suggested this take the form of an open and trusted registry against which any entity can check an agent’s identity and what is it authorised to do. It will be akin to Singpass but for AI agents.
The proposal comes amid increasing AI agent autonomy in daily work and e-commerce, requiring new ways of governance, said Tin.
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