AI Influence Profile
Sim Ann
Positioning
Member of Parliament. Spoke in 4 AI-related parliamentary debates (2019–2026), most often on AI & Employment and AI Economy & Industry.
Parliamentary AI record (4)
Police Reports on the Circulation of AI-generated Fake Obscene Images of Real Persons
2026-05-06 · Parliament 15
Workers' Party MP Sylvia Lim asked MHA how many police reports were received in 2025 over the circulation of AI-generated fake obscene images of real persons, what proportion involved perpetrators and victims who were fellow students, and what follow-up complainants can expect. Senior Minister of State Sim Ann (replying for the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs) acknowledged that the Police do not separately track how many obscene-materials cases involve AI-generated images of real persons. On any obscene-material report, the Police investigate as usual — interviewing the accused and witnesses, examining digital forensic evidence; for young victims they may notify parents or guardians and offer victim care services for psychological support; and where the images circulate online, the Police may issue directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) to online service providers to disable Singapore users' access. Lim pressed three supplementaries: (1) whether it is the Police's default to advise victims to act under the Protection from Harassment Act (a non-arrestable offence); (2) whether assisting in image takedowns, as happened after MPs appealed, is routine; and (3) when the Police would classify cases under arrestable Penal Code offences (e.g. ss 377BD, 377BE) and investigate with a view to prosecution. Sim Ann replied that there is no default route — everything depends on the facts disclosed, and where the facts support Penal Code offences relating to the circulation of intimate images, the Police will act accordingly; images circulating online can be blocked via directions to service providers once known in the course of investigation.
Committee of Supply – Head Q (Ministry of Communications and Information)
2021-03-02 · Parliament 14
MPs asked how the government will develop digital leadership talent and push women into tech, proposing a mentorship programme and raising concerns about gender imbalance. The government has launched multiple talent programmes but specific measures for digital leadership and female participation are not yet clear. The core debate: how to effectively attract and retain top tech talent and close the gender gap.
Committee of Supply – Head Q (Ministry of Communications and Information)
2020-03-03 · Parliament 13
MPs raised data-sharing, privacy protection, design-thinking innovation, and AI ethics frameworks in the digital transformation, focusing on Singapore's challenges with limited data scale and SME digitalisation capability. The government addressed digital trade agreements, data privacy principles, and innovation-driving measures, emphasising the development of an AI ethics framework. The core debate: balancing data sharing with privacy protection and lifting local-firm digital capability.
Committee of Supply - Head Q (Ministry of Communications and Information)
2019-03-04 · Parliament 13
MPs raised challenges for Singapore firms — especially SMEs — in digital transformation, focusing on helping them overcome funding, technology, and talent adaptation issues. The government emphasised the importance of the digital economy for lifting productivity and responding to population ageing, supporting firm innovation and capability-building. The core debate: practical SME digitalisation difficulties and the effectiveness of government support.