Singapore tests the internet address book to identify AI agents
Four firms showed a Chain of Trust plan in October that checks who controls an AI agent.
The government of Singapore tests if the domain name system, the address book of the internet, can identify AI agents. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) works with four technology firms on this. In October, the firms showed a plan that verifies agent identity in transactions between platforms. The government also considers a national registry for AI agents.
How it works
The firms show the Chain of Trust plan to check an agent during a transaction. The four firms are:
- GoDaddy
- Infoblox
- Cloudflare
The numbers
No test results are given. One demonstration was held in October.
What is not known
The government has not decided on a registry. Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling proposes a registry that follows Singpass, the digital identity system of Singapore. Minister Jasmin Lau says the government will use the internet infrastructure that is in use. It will help where industry cannot do the work.
Insight: Two governments test who answers for an agent
A regulator in Hong Kong tests an agent ID from a payment firm and a blockchain firm. Singapore tests the open domain name system with four firms. This reads as a race to set the identity layer for agents: one side starts with a company system, the other with open internet infrastructure. An open layer is harder for one company to own.
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