News & Reviews:   Artificial Intelligence

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has revealed that it will adopt new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to strengthen efforts in combating corruption in Malaysia. Its Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, said that this move is in line with the government’s commitment.

Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arif Havas Oegroseno, has called for young programmers in Malaysia and Indonesia to develop a Nusantara-style system similar to China’s open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform, DeepSeek. Arif, who is currently on a working visit in Malaysia, said technology experts from both countries should explore the possibility, as DeepSeek is open source.

DeepSeek has been the hottest topic in AI news recently, but there's bigger news in the spotlight this week. Not content with owning Twitter (now X) and potentially buying TikTok, Elon Musk now wants to buy OpenAI too.

The Sarawak State Government is planning to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI) Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) that would consolidate local data to be shared globally. Inspired by the success of DeepSeek, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg proposed for the state-developed model to be named ‘DeepSar’.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni has revealed that the Ministry of Health (MOH), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is conducting a comprehensive study on AI technology in health screening. Speaking in Parliament today, Lukanisman asserted that pilot research is currently underway at the Cyberjaya, Kajang and Putrajaya hospitals. 

The Internet bombards us with so much information, many of which could be false or misleading. It's an issue many have tried to solve via methods like content moderation or filtering. But modern problems require modern solutions, and MCMC has one that's powered by AI.

Anyone can do very basic image editing these days. But why is that? The reason for that is: AI. Or specifically, AI features intended for the editing and manipulation of digital images. Best of all, some of these features are available in smartphones.

With that said, here are the most practical AI photo editing features for casual photographers.

Generative AI has been out for a while, so many people would have been exposed to it by now. However, few if any are impressed with AI features as a whole. Some people use AI features, but it seems the majority don't consider them useful.

Yesterday, Microsoft launched the AI for Malaysia's Future (AIForMYFuture) initiative, which aims to equip 800,000 Malaysians with artificial intelligence (AI) skills by the end of 2025. AIForMYFuture will work with the National AI Office (NAIO) under the Ministry of Digital to drive the national AI agenda through an integrated approach.

Samsung today announced that it is expanding the languages supported by its AI powerhouse, the Galaxy AI, to 4 new languages. The new languages are Turkish, Dutch, Sweedish and Romanian.