US undersecretary: Singapore joins Pax Silica, signs MOUs on superintelligence and agentic AI standards
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-10-30
US Under Secretary of State Jose Fernandez posted that decisions made today on Super Intelligence will shape future generations, arguing that early adopters surge ahead during technological paradigm shifts — and Singapore is moving early.
Key points:
- Singapore joined Pax Silica, described as a trusted coalition building the tech future;
- It signed new MOUs with US companies to bring superintelligence to real business problems across Southeast Asia;
- Cooperation will cover deploying SI for public services, developing security standards for agentic models, and building an application-layer ecosystem on top of US frontier models.
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