AI Influence Profile
Valerie Lee
Positioning
Member of Parliament. Spoke in 4 AI-related parliamentary debates (2025–2026), most often on AI in Public Sector and AI Governance & Regulation.
Parliamentary AI record (4)
Assessment of Singapore's Digital Systems' Resilience Against Agentic AI Behaviours
2026-10-06 · Parliament 15
Ms Valerie Lee, Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Mr Fadli Fawzi and other MPs asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information about the Singapore AI Safety Institute's testing capabilities, the follow-up to Singapore's endorsement of the international call to control frontier AI models, and safeguards against agentic AI risks in the Public Service. Mrs Josephine Teo replied that Singapore takes a risk-based, multi-layered approach, that AISI is building technical capabilities to evaluate advanced AI systems, and that no agency has so far received a report of a cyberattack involving an unsupervised AI agent.
Facilitating Adoption of AI in Energy Generation Sector
2026-03-06 · Parliament 15
MP Valerie Lee asked what government measures are pushing AI in the energy generation sector, and how households and businesses are supported to use AI for energy efficiency. MOS Gan Siow Huang responded: (1) the Energy Market Authority (EMA) launched a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) regulatory sandbox in 2025, using AI to forecast renewable output and optimise capacity against market conditions; (2) EMA already uses AI internally for solar forecasting; (3) Enterprise Singapore supports the SBF Cost and Carbon Reduction Programme, with AI tools helping SMEs identify cost-down and decarbonisation opportunities. Supplementaries focused on training AI talent for the energy sector and overseas experience with AI in dispatch and renewables.
MSE Committee of Supply 2026 — AI for Climate Resilience
2026-03-03 · Parliament 15
During the MSE Committee of Supply debate, MPs asked whether the Ministry has explored using AI to strengthen Singapore's climate resilience initiatives. The discussion centred on using the latest technology to forecast extreme weather and the potential for AI to sharpen project accuracy. Multiple MPs raised concerns about the practical impacts of climate change on Singapore and the technological responses.
Addressing Teachers' Stress Levels and Supporting Their Mental Well-being
2025-11-04 · Parliament 15
MPs raised teachers' high stress levels and mental-health support, with concern over the low share of young teachers and their non-teaching workload. The Education Minister stressed the noble responsibility of the teaching profession, acknowledged heavy workload, and committed to reviewing and improving the allocation of non-teaching tasks to safeguard teacher well-being. The central debate is how to effectively reduce teacher load and retain young teachers.