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SINGAPORE \u2013 Organisations that use personal data to train generative artificial intelligence models must clearly notify users affected under proposed new rules.<\/p>\n
The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), which consulted the public on the rules, said this is a necessary safeguard against the misuse of consumer data to train completely unforeseen services such as financial profiling.<\/p>\n
In its proposed advisory guidelines, PDPC said organisations should issue AI-specific notifications instead of relying on broad privacy notices that personal data may be used for purposes such as \u201cnew product development\u201d.<\/p>\n
The proposed rules come as businesses \u2013 from banks and insurers to retailers and social media platforms \u2013 increasingly deploy their own generative AI models to personalise services and improve products<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIndividuals may rightfully have concerns over their personal data of a more sensitive nature being exposed, reconstructed and\/or disclosed to third parties from generative AI models,\u201d said the PDPC in its consultation documents.\u00a0The one-month public consultation closed on July 1.<\/p>\n Personal data could include names, e-mail addresses, video and voice recordings, transaction history and location data.<\/p>\n A visible AI-specific notification could be an in-product pop-up, or a dedicated webpage. AI-specific notifications should carry detailed information on what the generative AI model does and the personal data it ingests.<\/p>\n If businesses are developing a text-to-speech feature, for instance, they should tell users that their voice recordings will be used to train the AI model. Businesses should also explain that the recordings help the model recognise speech patterns.<\/p>\n The AI-specific notifications should also provide detailed instructions to opt out of, or withdraw consent to, personal data being used for AI training.<\/p>\n For instance, a social media platform developing an AI model that generates text and images could update its privacy policy with this notification: \u201cWhen you interact with our AI-enabled features, the text, images and audio that you submit may be used for product improvement purposes, including the training and running of our AI models. This will enable our AI-enabled features to generate more realistic images and speech patterns.\u201d<\/p>\n The social media platform could also provide more details on a webpage, via an in-platform privacy update that users can read and acknowledge, or through an e-mail with a link to opt out of AI training.<\/p>\n It is not clear if users need to explicitly consent to AI training, or whether letting them opt out will suffice.<\/p>\n It is also not clear if mandatory AI-specific notifications apply to instances when personal data is anonymised prior to being used for AI training.<\/p>\n It is also not clear if organisations such as banks, insurers and social media platforms are allowed to decline services to consumers if they say no to AI training.<\/p>\n The proposed guidelines are among the key priorities of Denise Wong, who took over as PDPC\u2019s fifth commissioner in April 2026.<\/p>\n The authority was set up in January 2013 to enforce Singapore\u2019s data protection law, investigate complaints and data breaches, and educate organisations and individuals on their rights and obligations.<\/p>\n During an interview with The Straits Times on June 23, Wong spoke about the need to keep Singapore\u2019s data protection framework relevant in the age of generative AI, especially with the growing use of AI-enabled devices that collect biometric data.<\/p>\n For example, AI-enabled smart glasses, smartwatches and palm-scanning payment systems collect facial features, fingerprints, voice recordings and palm vein patterns, exposing users to new risks.<\/p>\n In particular, AI smart glasses \u2013 including Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta devices \u2013 have spooked the public<\/span><\/a> as people may not know if they have been secretly recorded. In Britain, a BBC investigation in January 2026 found women had been secretly filmed using Ray-Ban Meta glasses and later harassed after the videos were posted online with personal details.<\/p>\n They have also stoked fears of high-tech cheating, as students can effortlessly record exams in secret without anyone realising they are being watched. In South Korea, two candidates were caught using AI-powered smart glasses<\/span><\/a> to cheat in English-language proficiency examinations in May 2026, prompting the authorities to ban the devices from exam halls.<\/p>\n The PDPC is, thus, studying whether it needs to advise companies on what is meaningful consent for the use of such AI-enabled devices. \u201cWe are thinking whether we need to be more explicit in showing what are acceptable and non-acceptable situations for using such devices,\u201d said Wong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n SINGAPORE \u2013 Organisations that use personal data to train generative artificial intelligence models must clearly notify users affected under proposed new rules. 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