Summary
- Anwar called for an ethics-driven approach to artificial intelligence.
- Malaysia wants AI to raise productivity and help smaller businesses compete.
- He warned unchecked AI growth could widen economic and digital divides.
HANGZHOU, September 25 — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called for stronger ethical governance of artificial intelligence to ensure technological progress benefits society.
“Either we govern artificial intelligence or artificial intelligence will govern us,” Anwar told the Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou.
He said Malaysia wants AI to boost productivity, strengthen smaller businesses and move industries into higher-value activities.
Anwar warned that rapid AI development without proper governance could deepen inequality between wealthy and developing economies, calling for technology to remain firmly in the service of humanity.
