MCMC AI fact-checker gets 57,000 queries since Jan launch


KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) Artificial Intelligence Fact-check Assistant (AIFA) chatbot has gotten 57,782 queries since its launch on Jan 28.

The commission’s deputy managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin said AIFA, a part of the government's efforts to increase online safety awareness and combat cyber threats, such as fraud, fake news and digital exploitation, received an average of 2,140 messages a day.

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