Projects
Toward Developing Trustworthy and Responsible Large Language Models for Solving Singapore-specific Governance Issues (AI Singapore Governance Programme)
Large Language Models (LLMs) have become a focal point in AI research, revolutionizing industries by tackling complex tasks like never before.
Operationalising “Responsible Artificial Intelligence” (RAI) in Public Administration (Tier 1 Project)
The proposed research project breaks new ground on a complex and urgent task: operationalising “responsible artificial intelligence” (RAI) in the context of public administration. AI tools are, increasingly, being applied in “administration” – a broad term intended to capture the full range of official decision-making and public service delivery, regardless of modality (ie, including public-private partnerships and other contra
Green AI and Governance
AI presents both transformative opportunities and significant challenges, with one of the most pressing being its environmental impact. AI’s deployment and operation demand vast amount of energy and water for powering and cooling, generate e-waste, and rely heavily on rare earth metals for chip manufacturing.
Next Frontiers in Finance
The Next Frontiers in Finance project aims to bring together leading scholars from diverse jurisdictions to explore and discuss emerging trends and challenges shaping the future of finance. Through a multidisciplinary lens, the project seeks to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange on cutting-edge research topics, including financial technology, sustainable finance, digital assets, regulatory innovations, and financial inclusion.
The Global Governance of Social Media Platforms: A Legal Pluralism Approach
This research project examines the complex landscape of social media content regulation and platform governance in our increasingly interconnected world. The study focuses on how major powers like the EU, US, and China shape global platform governance through different regulatory approaches and mechanisms, including trade agreements and domestic legislation. The project specifically explores how these dominant approaches impact other nations, such as Australia, the UK, and Singapore.
Stanford CodeX’s Insurance Initiative Project
The Centre has partnered with The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics (CodeX) on its insurance initiative. The core goal of the CodeX’s Insurance Initiative is to develop a shared industry toolset for computable insurance contracts. Such tools could facilitate the computer-assisted evaluation of insurance claims, comparisons across different coverage types, and much more.
SMU-Microsoft Asian Dialogues on AI Governance
Asia is the source of many cutting-edge AI technologies and is also a leading region for the adoption of AI. However, such developments are not uniform or as influential across all Asian markets. Questions concerning the utility and sustainability of AI technologies are driving an increased debate about AI governance in the region – with many academic and research institutions actively participating in this debate.
AI-IP Interface (Google)
The Colloquium, supported by Google, brings together a group of experts—including academics and practitioners—that represents a cross-section of stakeholders implicated at the nexus of AI and intellectual property law. Over three workshops, participants will share their knowledge and experience with a focus on the APAC region and seek to identify a set of salient questions on which impactful research can be conducted.
Research Project in Computational Law (RPCL)
Most modern industries have purpose-built software to improve work processes. For example, accountants use spreadsheets and designers use Photoshop to assist with their work. Meanwhile, the legal industry still relies on word processors, something that only helps with typing and not much else.
