Is Take a lifecycle approach legally binding?

Q: Is Take a lifecycle approach legally binding?

Take a lifecycle approach is guidance in Singapore. Voluntary guidance. Best practice, not obligation, until a contract or a regulator cites it. CSA recommends system owners take a lifecycle approach because hardening only the AI model is insufficient for holistic defence. The Guidelines cover five key stages of the AI system development lifecycle.

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Take a lifecycle approach

Is this legally binding?

Guidance. Voluntary guidance. Best practice, not obligation, until a contract or a regulator cites it.

CSA recommends system owners take a lifecycle approach because hardening only the AI model is insufficient for holistic defence. The Guidelines cover five key stages of the AI system development lifecycle.

From the source
“There are five key stages, Planning and Design, Development, Deployment, Operations and Maintenance, and End of Life.”
Guidelines, Section 3.1

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