Asean urged to balance AI innovation with human values

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Rafael Daerr, the European Union ambassador to Malaysia, says the region must ensure innovation does not come at the expense of human rights.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/06/04/asean-urged-to-balance-ai-innovation-with-human-values   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/06/04/asean-digesa-imbangi-inovasi-ai-dengan-nilai-kemanusiaan   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTExclusive #Asean2025 #EuropeanUnion #ArtificialIntelligence

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00:00Artificial intelligence is everywhere.

00:04It's in the cars we drive, the phones we use, and the homes we live in.

00:08However, while most of us seem to have accepted that AI will play a growing role in our daily lives,

00:15experts are warning against relying too heavily on the technology in government operations.

00:21For one, Rafael Dar, the European Union ambassador to Malaysia,

00:24calls for a more balanced and human-centered approach in the governance of AI.

00:30I think artificial intelligence is going to have far-reaching consequences on our future.

00:38In that sense, it's crucial to find the appropriate balance between ensuring a form of regulation

00:49or governance framework that maintains the maximum space for innovation, on the one hand,

00:56and on the other hand, to make it as human-centered as possible and to protect certain basic principles.

01:04I would say that ASEAN and the EU are also here like-minded in the sense that they place the human at the very center

01:12and they also are forward-looking in terms of wanting to be innovative.

01:16Analysts have also urged caution in deploying AI in military contexts,

01:21warning that AI-powered propaganda is shaping narratives surrounding the South China Sea dispute.

01:28Faizal Abdulrahman of Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

01:32said ASEAN countries challenging China's nine-dash-line claim over the body of water

01:37must be prepared to counter AI-driven cognitive warfare.

01:42Cross-border cybercrime involving AI is another rising concern across ASEAN nations,

01:48with criminal syndicates leveraging advanced technologies to conduct large-scale fraud and scams.

01:54In 2023, a United Nations report revealed that cybercriminals in East and Southeast Asia

02:00defrauded victims of up to $37 billion through AI-powered scams.

02:06This issue has been further exacerbated by the rise of deepfakes,

02:10voice cloning and generative AI technologies.

02:13Dusit Manapan, an advisor to Thailand's foreign minister,

02:17told FMT that Myanmar's political instability brings risks of an increase in crimes.

02:22I think the root cause is the problem, the political problem in Myanmar.

02:32The root cause is the instability in Myanmar.

02:39So I think if we are going to find a sustainable solution on this,

02:49we need to address the root cause.

02:55Otherwise, you know, we will continue to have this kind of problem, you know.

02:59After online scams, we will have drug trafficking,

03:03you have, you know, weapon threat, you know.

03:09And the nation's aerial surveillance through drones

03:11has also been hindered by advanced counter-technology.

03:14We have tried to stop these criminal activities

03:23by, you know, not providing some kind of resources,

03:29you know, electricity, fuels, you know, and internet.

03:35But our measures, our harsh measures are partly successful.

03:47But at the end, at the end of the day,

03:50they can find, you know, some, you know,

03:54yeah, to replace what they lost.

03:58And from other, you know, from other sources.

04:03The people over there, they have a very high-tech technology

04:06to jam, you know, overdrawn, you know.

04:10And I think they have the ability to,

04:13they have the resource and ability to procure

04:16some high-tech technology, you know,

04:20high-technology equipment.

04:22This is the business that make a lot of money for them.

04:28ASEAN leaders have long recognized the risks AI poses

04:31and have taken proactive steps

04:33to establish safeguards against its misuse.

04:36As ASEAN chair this year,

04:38Malaysia will lead the establishment

04:39of the ASEAN AI Safety Network

04:42to institutionalize regional principles

04:44of AI safety, ethics, and governance,

04:47positioning the region as a leader

04:48in responsible AI development.

04:51At the end of the day,

04:52despite its powerful and versatile capabilities,

04:55AI remains a tool that could only take over

04:58aspects of human life

04:59if people allow it to do so.

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