00:00The government will focus on two key areas to boost the use of artificial intelligence
00:06in Malaysia, namely encouraging AI adoption and developing the talent pool necessary to
00:12manage this technology.
00:14Science Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Di Kang said the biggest challenge will
00:18be developing an ecosystem as well as establishing the regulations for it.
00:39Chang hopes that small and medium enterprises, which make up a significant portion of companies
00:44in Malaysia, will adopt AI as they would establish a sizable market to build an ecosystem and
00:50stand to reap various benefits.
01:12He said the government is finalising an AI governance and ethics framework expected to
01:16launch within the year, which will outline seven principles for responsible use across
01:21all industries.
01:22However, it will now be legally binding.
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