Science, Technology & Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said part of the National AI Roadmap 2021-2025 aims to provide enough training to develop skillsets needed to push for AI innovations in Malaysia.
Since the emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT and Dall-E, more companies have reportedly ramped up investments in AI. It was reported that Microsoft has invested US$10bil into OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT. Google has also reportedly invested US$300mil into AI firm Anthropic which has done research on language models.
“Develop targeted strategies to address future job displacement based on the analysis. The education system, learning institutes and training institutions play a pivotal role to maximise the opportunities and minimise the risk created by AI,” Low added. Among some AI-powered innovations that were showcased at the conference were the Harvest-Ready Tree Detection computer vision analysis platform by the national Applied Research and Development Centre .
Mimos’ Smart Nation Technologies head of centre Ng Kang Siong touched on the use of AI in other areas, including in processing and interpreting data from social media.