Singapore AI Sentiment TrackerTracking public, government & business perspectives on AI in Singapore. Updated weekly.As of the week of 12 October 2026, overall AI sentiment in Singapore is +2.1 out of ±10, based on 83 sources. Government sentiment is +2.2, public sentiment +4.0, and business sentiment +0.0.Sentiment by dimension

Public: +4.0 out of ±10 — 30 positive, 21 neutral, 7 negative. Keywords: economic, development, board, jobs, times.

Government: +2.2 out of ±10 — 5 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative. Keywords: govtech, officers, public, opens, warns.

Business: +0.0 out of ±10 — 6 positive, 4 neutral, 6 negative. Keywords: million, southeast, artificial, intelligence, manus.

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“The AI boom won't last forever, warned PM Lawrence Wong at the Forbes Global CEO Conference on Oct 8. Singapore’s approach to AI has been to capitalise on this window of opportunity to build new capabilities, ensure that the benefits of the technology ar - LinkedIn. The AI boom won't last forever, warned PM Lawrence Wong at the Forbes Global CEO Conference on Oct 8. Singapore’s approach to AI has been to capitalise on this window of opportunity to build new capabilities, ensure that the benefits of the technology ar LinkedIn” — Google News SG, 12 October 2026 (positive)

“OpenAI Publicist Crashes Interview To Avoid ChatGPT Suicide Question - Yahoo News Singapore. OpenAI Publicist Crashes Interview To Avoid ChatGPT Suicide Question Yahoo News Singapore” — Google News SG, 12 October 2026 (negative)

“ST Engineering: Over 500 jobs to be offered in Singapore as new SG aircraft maintenance facility opens. Summary ST Engineering opened its fourth aircraft maintenance facility in Singapore on Oct 9, with over 500 jobs planned. The S$170 million Changi Creek site adds 40% capacity to the company’s Singapore-widebody aircraft maintenance network” — The Independent SG, 12 October 2026 (neutral)

“18 May 202618 May 2026Opening Speech by Minister of State Jasmin Lau at GovTech Townhall on 18 May 2026In her first townhall speech to GovTech officers, Minister of State Jasmin Lau reaffirmed GovTech's role in building the foundations of Singaporeâs Smart Nation, from modernising core systems to enabling trusted, human-centred digital services. She also called on GovTech officers to lead with purpose in AI adoption while strengthening the foundational infrastructure powering public services.Reports and Speeches” — GovTech Media, 12 October 2026 (positive)

“27 May 202627 May 2026GovTech detects more than double the number of suspicious financial accounts after introducing advanced machine learning for Singpass fraud detection in 2025Note: Article is in MandarinFeatured Articles(opens in new tab)” — GovTech Media, 12 October 2026 (negative)

“Singapore's digital economy grows to S$144.1 billion as AI adoption accelerates. Nearly one in four Singapore businesses adopted AI in 2025, up from about one in seven a year earlier, according to the Singapore Digital Economy Report” — CNA, 5 October 2026 (neutral)

“Why SEA’s retailers need to protect AI-powered customer experience with observability. Southeast Asia’s retail sector is racing to embed AI into every layer of the customer journey and nowhere is that race more visible than in Singapore. The government announced a 400 per cent tax deduction on AI expenditure to help small and medium-sized retailers adopt the technology, a clear signal that AI is no longer […] The post Why SEA’s retailers need to protect AI-powered customer experience with observability appeared first on e27” — e27, 12 October 2026 (positive)

“Southeast Asian tech leaders are learning to trust AI agents, but not with production. AI coding agents have moved quickly from novelty to daily tool inside Southeast Asian engineering teams. Across Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City, developers are no longer just asking AI to complete a line of code or explain an error message” — e27, 12 October 2026 (negative)

“It also signed a five-year, $40m AI development partnership with A*STAR” — Singapore Business Review, 12 October 2026 (neutral)

Last updated: 12 October 2026.

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