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While in #Malaysia, the team from DKI APCSS visited the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), where they met with Shahriman Lockman, Director for Special Projects, who attended attended several workshops at the Center. Director Suzy Vares-Lum discussed areas of mutual collaboration and the opportunities presented by the Center for their distinguished security professionals at future courses.
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[ISIS Malaysia @ISIS_MY]

That's a wrap on ISIS Malaysia's inaugural AI conference - #RealisinganAInation!

We would like to extend our gratitude to our partners - CERT Malaysia, Google and Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung for their support, which special thanks to Alibaba, Digital Nasional Berhad and Huawei.

[ISIS Malaysia @ISIS_MY]

Calvin Woo (MyCentre4IR) highlighted that good governance encourages more innovation as it instils trust.

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Session 3 on ‘Governance in a human-machine region’ moderated by Samantha Khoo (ISIS Malaysia) discusses how Malaysia can balance innovation and investment with accountability and public interest safeguards. #RealisinganAInation

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Dr Tan Jun-E (Khazanah Research Institute) urged stakeholders to keep up with developments at the frontier of AI development and focus on how AI technologies can be adopted and governed.

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Jason Wee (Architects of Diversity) questioned the spectrum of AI models’ responses to contentious questions, while stressing the responsibility of platforms to adhere to safety by design.

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In Session 2 on ‘Truth, hallucination and social cohesion’ moderated by Nabila Hussain (Microsoft), panelists explore the potential impact of AI’s epistemic authority on Malaysian society and the question if uneven deployment of AI can affect social cohesion. #RealisinganAInation

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Prof Andrew Campbell (University of Sydney) introduced psychological analyses on the impact of AI usage, emphasising the need to understand its impact on psychological development of individuals.

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YB @LiewChinTong delivered the second keynote address, highlighting that Malaysia must aim to own more technologies, rather than just remain a user. He introduced “three middles” – in the global supply chain, to be geopolitically in the middle and build a strong middle class.

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Dr Ikseon Kang (Korea Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute) encouraged middle powers to focus on engineering talent, FDIs and cross-border synergies, and Danny Yap (Huawei APAC) referred to strong data governance as a protective and strategic method in preserving sovereignty.

[ISIS Malaysia @ISIS_MY]

In Session 1 on ‘Digital colonisation and the captured mind’ moderated by Farlina Said, panellists explored the impact of geopolitics on AI ambitions in Malaysia, and solutions for potential challenges and trade-offs in the current landscape. #RealisinganAInation

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Dr Stefan Bächtold (Monash University Malaysia) conceptualised digital colonisation in dimensions of resource extraction and political imagination, while Khalil Nooh (Mesolitica) emphasised that ethics and human interaction remain prioritised amidst AI development.

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Prof Fu Hongyu highlighted where the risks of agentic AI lie, questioned how we can determine the judgment of AI accountability, as well as highlighted the urgency in constructing legal frameworks in monitoring AI.

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During the #RealisinganAInation fireside chat, @harriszainul from ISIS Malaysia and Prof Fu Hongyu from the Alibaba Research Institute deep dive into a fireside chat on the topic of sentience in AI and the question of responsibility.

[ISIS Malaysia @ISIS_MY]

Dr Ikseon Kang (Korea Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute) encouraged middle powers to focus on engineering talent, FDIs and cross-border synergies, and Danny Yap (Huawei APAC) referred to strong data governance as a protective and strategic method in preserving sovereignty.

[ISIS Malaysia @ISIS_MY]

@Professor_Faiz @scheekeong delivered the opening keynote, highlighting the transformative impact and integration of AI on SMEs and local businesses. Reliability, security, geopolitical neutrality and value creation are key to helping Malaysia thrive in the AI era. #RealisinganAInation

[ISIS Malaysia @ISIS_MY]

ISIS Malaysia’s Realising an AI nation conference is officially underway! Delegates were greeted and welcomed by a humanoid robot and a robot dog right at the venue. #RealisinganAInation

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@Professor_Faiz: The success of Malaysia’s AI nation requires good governance practices, social justice and fostering a harmonious nation. It must result in greater access of tech, narrow digital divides and preserve our data sovereignty. #RealisinganAInation