Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026: Vivian Balakrishnan on US-China relations, ASEAN, control over AI

Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan addrssed the growing US-China rivalry during a dialogue at the Milken Institute Asia Summit on Wednesday (Oct 7) and said Singapore would seek to maintain trust with both powers and "handle our relationships very, very carefully". He also spoke about control needed over AI d. "I have spent enough time building, interacting and using agents to tell you that we have a real problem," he said. "Anyone who tells you I've got absolute control over my autonomous agent and I know exactly everything it's going to do or not do, obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. Loss of control is a real threat." Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia