KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO), which will be launched next month, will study the need to upgrade existing laws or enact new ones to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies.
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the study aims to address challenges including personal data protection.
“We are aware of this issue (personal data leaks) and there are other regional and global countries that have looked specifically into (the matter).
“After launching the AI Office next month, we will see the need for us to change the law or create necessary standards to deal with the situation,” he said during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
He was replying to a supplementary question by Datuk Abdul Khalib Abdullah (PN-Rompin) regarding the government’s measures to overcome the negative implications of AI including the issue of personal data leakage.
The establishment of NAIO, under the supervision of MyDigital Corporation, was announced on September 5, with a focus on designing an ecosystem to ensure Malaysia can become a regional AI hub.
Gobind said NAIO will monitor the implementation of AI technology in the country to ensure all aspects are well protected from any threats and abuse.
He said the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry launched the AI Governance and Ethics Guidelines on September 20 to provide an ecosystem that supports the ethical and responsible design and development of AI.
Gobind added that the Personal Data Protection Department is working on seven guidelines for local data controllers, with three of them directly related to AI.
The three are the Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment, Guidelines on Privacy by Design, and Guidelines on Automated Individual Decision Making and Profiling.
— Bernama
