AI Act vs SG Agentic AI: what they share and how they differ
AI Act and SG Agentic AI share 10 of 24 control themes and 10 checks. 89% of SG Agentic AI requirements can be proven with checks AI Act already uses, 27% the other way round.
Phasing in
AI Act
How to make an AI system compliant with the EU AI Act
33 requirementsNext Aug 2, 2027
Voluntary
SG Agentic AI
How to govern AI agents under Singapore's framework
9 requirementsNext 2027
10/24shared control themes
10shared checks
89%of SG Agentic AI requirements covered by AI Act evidence
27%of AI Act requirements covered by SG Agentic AI evidence
At a glance
| AI Act | SG Agentic AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | European Union | Singapore |
| Kind | Regulation | Voluntary framework |
| Status | Phasing in | Voluntary |
| Binding | Yes | No |
| Object analysed | AI system same | AI system same |
| Scope | Providers, deployers, importers and distributors of AI systems; providers of GPAI models. | Any organisation deploying AI agents in Singapore, built in-house or supplied by a third party. |
| Territorial reach | Extraterritorial: applies when the system is placed on the EU market or its output is used in the EU. | Singapore; an international reference for agent governance. |
| Penalties | Up to €35M or 7% of worldwide turnover (prohibited practices); €15M or 3% (other obligations); €7.5M or 1% (incorrect information). | None (voluntary). The organisation remains legally accountable for its agents' actions under existing law (PDPA, contract, tort). |
| Qualification axes | AI Act risk level, Organisation role, General-purpose model | Agent risk level (autonomy × access), Agent origin |
| Roles | Provider, Deployer, GPAI provider | Deploying organisation, Agent developer |
| Requirements | 33 | 9 |
| Next milestone | Aug 2, 2027, Annex I high risk (regulated products); GPAI placed on the market before Aug 2025 | 2027, Follow-up to the discussion paper on agents' legal responsibility |
Theme by theme
requirements per theme
AI ActSG Agentic AI
Governance
Assessment
Build
People & use
Lifecycle & third parties
What they share: one piece of evidence, two frameworks
10
| Code | Check | Requirements AI Act | Requirements SG Agentic AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| VER-001-D-02 | System users trained in its use | ||
| VER-006-02 | Automatic logging operational and compliant | ||
| VER-008-01 | Documented escalation and emergency stop procedure | ||
| VER-008-02 | System designed to allow human oversight (stop button, override) | ||
| VER-008-03 | Competent overseers assigned to the system | ||
| VER-009-02 | Accuracy and robustness verified and documented | ||
| VER-018-D-01 | Persons informed of the interaction with an AI system | ||
| VER-021-D-03 | Operation monitoring | ||
| VER-AUTO-01 | Suspension procedure in the event of risk | ||
| VER-026-F-01 | Contractual responsibilities documented between provider and third parties |
Differences: requirements specific to each framework
Requirements with no check serving the other framework: the extra work.
AI Act
24
EX-002
Prohibited practices Art. 5
EX-003
Risk management Art. 9
EX-004
Data and data governance Art. 10
EX-005
Technical documentation Art. 11 + Annexe IV
EX-007
Transparency to deployers Art. 13
EX-010
QMS Art. 17
EX-011
10-year retention Art. 18
EX-013
Corrective actions Art. 20
EX-014
Cooperation with authorities Art. 21 + Art. 26§12
EX-015
EU declaration of conformity Art. 47
EX-016
CE marking Art. 48
EX-017
EU database registration Art. 49
EX-019
DPIA Art. 26§9
EX-020
FRIA Art. 27
EX-023
Accessibility Art. 16(l)
EX-024
Conformity assessment Art. 43
EX-025
EX-027
Compliant use Art. 26§1
EX-028
Input data Art. 26§4
EX-029
Information to affected persons Art. 26§11
EX-030
Information to workers' representatives Art. 26§7
EX-031
GPAI obligations Art. 53
EX-032
EX-033
SG Agentic AI
1
Timelines
PastSet in the textPotentialTo verify
Jan 23, 2019SG Agentic AI · Model AI Governance Framework, 1st edition
Jan 21, 2020SG Agentic AI · Model AI Governance Framework, 2nd edition
Apr 21, 2021AI Act · Commission proposal
May 25, 2022SG Agentic AI · AI Verify launched (governance testing)
May 30, 2024SG Agentic AI · Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI
Jul 12, 2024AI Act · Published in the Official Journal
Aug 1, 2024AI Act · Entry into force
Feb 2, 2025AI Act · Prohibited practices (Art. 5) and AI literacy (Art. 4)
Jul 10, 2025AI Act · GPAI Code of Practice published
Aug 2, 2025AI Act · GPAI obligations, governance, penalties, notified bodies
Nov 19, 2025AI Act · Digital Omnibus proposal: high-risk delay tied to standards
Jan 22, 2026SG Agentic AI · Agentic AI framework published (WEF)
May 20, 2026SG Agentic AI · Update: multi-agent systems, third-party agents, automation bias; discussion paper on legal responsibility for agents
Aug 2, 2026AI Act · General application: Art. 50, sandboxes, Annex III high risk (unless Omnibus delay)
2027SG Agentic AI · Follow-up to the discussion paper on agents' legal responsibility
Aug 2, 2027AI Act · Annex I high risk (regulated products); GPAI placed on the market before Aug 2025
Dec 2, 2027AI Act · Omnibus backstop for Annex III high risk
Aug 2, 2028AI Act · Omnibus backstop for Annex I high risk
Aug 2, 2030AI Act · High-risk systems of public authorities already in service (Art. 111)
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