Anwar: Students to Get Free AI Software Access Under Digital Skills Programme

Govt to give 100,000 youths free access to AI software

This will be available to Malaysians aged 18 to 30 who complete AI courses under the Rakyat Digital platform.

Anwar: Students to get free AI software access under digital skills programme

PUTRAJAYA, July 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today the government would subsidise subscriptions to top AI software to students under a newly-launched programme to raise artificial intelligence literacy.Anwar made the announcement as he launched AI Malaysia, a state-backed body tasked to accelerate AI adoption, align policies and drive AI-related innovation.AIM was formed as an initiative by the Asean Business Advisory Counci…

The sovereignty question Anwar raised at his own AI launch

Anwar raises AI sovereignty concerns, naming the US CLOUD Act, at the launch of Malaysia’s institutionalised national AI agency. The government will stay vendor-neutral on the AI tools it funds for 100,000 youths, “whether from China, America or Germany.” AI sovereignty was the one question Malaysia’s most consequential AI launch was not meant to raise, […] The post The sovereignty question Anwar raised at his own AI launch appeared first on Tec…

PM: 100,000 youths to get free access to AI software after completing Rakyat Digital courses

By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, July 28: Some 100,000 Malaysians aged 18 to 30 who successfully complete artificial intelligence (AI) courses through the Rakyat Digital platform will receive three months of free subscriptions to leading AI software under a federal government initiative. According to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the offer is part of the ‘AI Untuk Rakyat’ (‘AI for the People’) programme, aimed at accelerating AI literacy a…