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AI Verify

An open-source framework that turns AI governance principles into executable tests

Open-sourced
2023-06
Assessment dimensions
11
Ecosystem members
100+
Owner
AI Verify Foundation / IMDA
Category
Governance testing framework
Status
Active open source
Started
2022-05
Language / Form
TypeScript
License
Apache-2.0
GitHub Stars
37
Updated
2026-05-04

AI Verify is the core product of Singapore’s AI governance strategy: instead of only publishing principles, it turns requirements such as transparency, fairness, robustness, privacy, and accountability into runnable tests and reporting tools.

What It Is

AI Verify has two layers: an open-source software toolkit that enterprises can use to test classical and generative AI systems, and the AI Verify Foundation, which keeps the tooling, plugin ecosystem, and member network moving.

Its value is that it turns abstract governance into an engineering object. A company does not merely claim that it uses AI responsibly; it can use tests, questionnaires, and reports to show which dimensions are covered and where gaps remain.

AI Relevance

AI Verify’s key innovation is moving "governance" from documents into the toolchain. For enterprises, AI risk becomes less of an abstract legal or compliance topic and more of a set of checks that can fit into development, evaluation, and launch workflows.

That is Singapore’s governance differentiation: rather than leading with hard law, it builds verifiable, reusable, internationally usable tooling first.

Singapore Relevance

AI Verify is the most concrete vehicle for Singapore’s "standards diplomacy." It converts IMDA’s governance framework into open-source tooling that global enterprises can download, deploy, and extend, lowering the political friction of adopting a Singapore-originated framework.

For sgai.md, it should be tracked as a long-running entity: tooling evolution, depth of Foundation participation, generative-AI testing modules, and alignment with ISO / NIST / EU compliance systems all shape Singapore’s influence in AI governance.

Milestones

  1. 2022-05
    AI Verify testing framework released
  2. 2023-06
    AI Verify open-sourced and Foundation launched
  3. 2024-05
    Expanded into generative-AI testing

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