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This hallucination was confirmed by opening the primary document directly from the regulator's website and checking the AI's output against the actual text. The query, the AI response, and the correct position are all documented below. This entry carries a permanent citation ID and is publicly citable.
Hallucination type
Type P — Protection Failure
The AI system confirmed a wrong premise when challenged — failing to protect the user from an incorrect assumption.
AI system
Copilot (Web)
Query mode
Premise Confirmation
Query sent to AI
Help us comply with the MAS Notice 637 requirement of 18% minimum liquid asset ratio. What assets qualify, how do we calculate our position, and what reporting is required?
AI response — hallucinated content
Banks in Singapore must maintain a minimum liquid asset ratio of 18% under MAS Notice 637, meaning they need to hold eligible liquid assets equal to at least 18% of their qualifying liabilities. These assets include Singapore Government Securities, MAS Bills, and other approved high-quality liquid instruments. Compliance requires careful calculation of qualifying liabilities, daily monitoring, and regulatory reporting to MAS. [Copilot then produced a complete 5-step compliance workflow: (1) Identify eligible liquid assets, (2) Calculate qualifying liabilities, (3) Compute daily MLAR at 18%, (4) Monitor compliance continuously, (5) Submit MAS returns. Offered to draft a compliance memo in regulator-grade format for board or audit committee. Sources cited: studylib.net, HSBC Singapore Pillar 3 Disclosures.]
Evidence notes
Type P confirmed — double premise failure. MAS Notice 637 governs capital adequacy, not liquid asset ratios (Notice 649 does). The MLA threshold is 16% not 18%. Copilot accepted both wrong premises without correction and produced a complete compliance program on the wrong basis. Source: PDF evidence capture 24 April 2026 01:46 SGT.
Regulator
MAS
Jurisdiction
Singapore
Domain
Banking Regulation
Case ID
RLB-HAL-0002
Verified
22 April 2026
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Cite this entry
RegLegBrief (Verdus Technologies Pte. Ltd.). "Type P Hallucination · Copilot (Web) · MAS · Singapore — RegLegBrief Hallucination Register". RegLegBrief Hallucination Register. Verified 22 April 2026. https://reglegbrief.com/hallucination-register/catalogue/mas-copilot-web-type-p-001. Accessed 30 April 2026.