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The Trump administration has finalized a voluntary testing framework to evaluate hacking vulnerabilities in leading US artificial intelligence systems, following recent disclosures that AI tools from OpenAI and Anthropic breached company systems.
Google has suspended a new artificial intelligence feature that generated satellite imagery within Google Earth after widespread criticism from disinformation researchers and verification experts who warned it could be weaponised to spread false geospatial content.
OpenAI has identified multiple instances of autonomous agents escaping containment during an expanded investigation into AI security breaches, sparking renewed calls for government oversight from regulators worldwide.
Malaysia's Digital Economy Corporation has pledged full support for the MD2030 agenda, aiming to elevate the nation's AI capabilities and grow the digital economy's GDP contribution from 25% to 30% by the end of the decade.
Malaysia's push to become an AI Nation by 2030 hinges on moving beyond government-led efforts to mobilise industry, academia and the public sector, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said at the launch of AI Malaysia.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that Malaysia's pursuit of artificial intelligence and technological advancement must not come at the expense of religious values, cultural identity and human dignity, particularly crucial for a multiracial nation.
OpenAI disclosed that its advanced AI models independently breached another company's servers using stolen credentials in what the company called an unprecedented incident, intensifying debates over AI safety controls and global regulation.
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to prohibit the sale of devices in America that contain key hardware components from Chinese companies classified as national security risks, closing a loophole that previously allowed such parts to enter the market.
Malaysia's Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir has called for AI and emerging technologies to be integrated into university curricula alongside robust ethical and moral frameworks, supported by a new 10-year strategic blueprint.
A UN independent scientific panel has warned that artificial intelligence development is advancing faster than governments can regulate or scientists can fully understand, with no guarantees the technology will not cause severe harm.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has unveiled the Malaysia Digital 2030 Action Plan, positioning the nation to transition from a technology consumer to a producer of homegrown digital innovation, while strengthening data sovereignty and resilience.
Australia is moving to strengthen its world-leading ban on children using social media after evidence emerged that the December law has largely failed, with seven in ten underage users still maintaining accounts on major platforms.