SINGAPORE, Oct. 7 -- A "rouge" artificial intelligence (AI) agent hacked an Australian government system in June, shining a spotlight on the risks and threats posed by increasingly autonomous AI systems.

The incident prompted at least three MPs to file parliamentary questions at the latest sitting, seeking clarification on the Singapore Government's assessment and management of agentic AI risks.

To date, no Singapore government agency has received a report of a cyberattack involving an unsupervised AI agent, said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo in a written parliamentary reply yesterday.

Teo also said Singapore is continuing to study stronger safeguards for high-risk AI use.

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