Digital minister opens National AI Readiness Week as drive targets five million AI-ready Malaysians

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Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo today urged Malaysians to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) with confidence, saying they should learn to use it ...

AMPANG, Nov 12 — Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo today urged Malaysians to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) with confidence, saying they should learn to use it effectively while questioning its outputs.

Opening PEOPLElogy Berhad’s National AI Readiness Week 2026 (NAIRW 2026) at The Campus Ampang, Gobind said growing interest in AI must be matched by practical skills and human oversight of decisions affecting others.

“An answer can sound convincing and still be wrong. The ability to question it is part of being ready,” he said.

He urged organisers to ensure readiness assessments lead to suitable training and opportunities to practise, with progress measured by the skills participants develop.

He also called for continued collaboration with MyDIGITAL Corporation and AI Malaysia Berhad, alongside responsible handling of personal data.

Gobind encouraged Malaysians to use the ministry’s Rakyat Digital portal, run by MyDIGITAL Corporation, which offers free, self-paced courses in introductory AI, generative AI, AI safety and cybersecurity.

He said Malaysians could begin with skills useful to them and seek guidance as needed.

Also present was the ministry’s secretary-general, Datuk Fabian Bigar.

PEOPLElogy founder and managing director Allen Lee said Malaysia’s AI future would depend on how well it prepares its people.

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