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Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems

Personal Data Protection Commission, Singapore

last revised 2024-03-01last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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PDPC advisory guidelines issued 1 March 2024 explaining how the Personal Data Protection Act applies to the collection and use of personal data in developing, testing, monitoring and deploying AI recommendation and decision systems, including the business improvement and research exceptions and the obligations of organisations that procure such systems.

Applies to
firms, providers, all
Effective
01 Mar 2024
Current version
Issued · 01 Mar 2024
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.pdpc.gov.sg/-/media/files/pdpc/pdf-files/advisory-guidelines/advis…

What the document requires

  • The PDPA applies to personal data used to design, train and deploy AI systems.
  • Sets out when the business improvement exception and the research exception permit use of personal data in AI development.
  • Addresses notification and consent for collection and use of personal data at deployment.
  • Addresses obligations of organisations that procure AI systems processing personal data.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Issuedcurrent2024-03-01First version recorded.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems" (Personal Data Protection Commission, Singapore, Issued, 2024-03-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/singapore/sg-pdpc-advisory-guidelines-ai-recommendation-decision-systems (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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