Made-in-Malaysia AI vital for growth

By ARFA YUNUS and TEH ATHIRA YUSOF

Nation
Wednesday, 04 Jun 2025

Experts: Time to build, own and export our own systems so as not to be left behind

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must urgently develop its sovereign AI systems or risk becoming digitally advanced but economically dependent – and ultimately face long-term economic decline, experts say.

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Tags / Keywords: Malaysia , AI development , economic dependency , sovereign AI systems , digital transformation , export , policy-driven infrastructure , National AI Sovereignty Fund , Large Language Model consortium , intellectual property ownership

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