Trustworthy AI Forum Singapore 2026

Panel discussion on the sidelines of AAAI-26

Date: 25 January 2026

Core Themes Explored

Key Participants

Prof. Balaraman Ravindran

Head, Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI (WSAI), and the Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI) at IIT Madras; Head of the Safe & Trusted AI Pillar of the India AI Impact Summit

Prof. Toby Walsh

FAA FTSE FRSN – Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of AI, UNSW; Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute

Ms. Nur Syahidah Sahrom

Director (Ecosystem Development), Digital Economy Office; Director (Policy and Strategy), National AI Group, MDDI 

Dr. Yifan Jia

CEO, AIDXTech; Adjunct Fellow, SUTD

Prof. Mohan Kankanhalli

Director, NUS AI Institute; Deputy Executive Chairman, AI Singapore

Dr. Kellin Pelrine

Lead, Integrity Team, FAR.AI

Key Takeaways

  1. No single actor can govern AI alone.

  2. The Global South's primary risk is "missed use," not just misuse.

  3. AI can never be fully tested.

  4. Human accountability must be made meaningful.

  5. Open-weight model access is critical to preventing dangerous power concentration.

  6. AI safeguards against manipulation are woefully inadequate.

  7. Transparency is necessary but not sufficient.

  8. Beware of the organisational AI efficiency paradox.