Singapore has set up a council to advise its government on developing and using artificial intelligence. "The advisory council will assist the Government to develop ethics standards and reference governance frameworks, issue advisory guidelines, practical guidance and codes of practice for voluntary adoption by businesses," said Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran at the opening ceremony of the Innovfest Unbound conference yesterday. The council, being set up by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), will work with the ethics boards of businesses. It also seeks to educate the private capital community to include ethics considerations in their AI-related investment decisions. The council will consist of AI users, representatives from technology companies, and others who will provide social and consumer perspectives.