News & Reviews:   Artificial Intelligence

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.

If you've ever watched a video in a foreign language, you may have found the auto-captioning inaccurate. Or maybe you just want to watch videos in your language, and that's totally fine. But did you know YouTube has an auto-dubbing feature?

In the last few months, Google has been working on expanding its Gemini platform. More apps that integrate with it, new features, and more. One of them is Gemini Live, a platform that lets you 'converse' with the AI, and it's now free.

Qualcomm recently announced that it has expanded its Snapdragon X Series with the introduction of the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chipset, bringing AI-powered Copilot+ PCs to a broader audience. Targeting a price tag of between $700 (~RM3034) and $900 (~RM3901), these new devices should offer multi-day battery life and enhanced AI capabilities.