AI Legislative Guide |
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Malaysia |
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(Asia Pacific)
Firm
Skrine
Contributors
Charmayne Ong |
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| Has specific legislation, final regulations or other formal regulatory guidance addressing the use of AI in your jurisdiction been implemented (vs reliance on existing legislation around IP, cyber, data privacy, etc.)? | No. |
| Please provide a short summary of the legislation/regulations/guidance and explain how legislators aim to strike the balance between innovation and regulation. | Not applicable. |
| Which agency regulates the use of AI in your jurisdiction? | There is no single agency tasked with regulating the use of AI in Malaysia. However:
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AI Legislative Guide
Has specific legislation, final regulations or other formal regulatory guidance addressing the use of AI in your jurisdiction been implemented (vs reliance on existing legislation around IP, cyber, data privacy, etc.)?
No.
Please provide a short summary of the legislation/regulations/guidance and explain how legislators aim to strike the balance between innovation and regulation.
Not applicable.
Which agency regulates the use of AI in your jurisdiction?
There is no single agency tasked with regulating the use of AI in Malaysia. However:
- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation is the government ministry typically tasked with implementing policy decisions relating to the use of new technologies such as AI. The Ministry has taken charge of developing a code of ethics and governance for AI in Malaysia, a draft of which is currently available to the public. The code is expected to be officially issued sometime in 2024. The Ministry is also studying the need for the implementation of specific legislation to regulate the use of AI in Malaysia.
- Certain industry-specific regulators and agencies may also regulate the use of AI, depending on the specific industry the entity is in. For example, banks that intend to adopt AI in their business operations must abide by industry-specific policy documents relating to the adoption of new technologies and will be regulated by the Central Bank of Malaysia.
- Certain regulators may also regulate the use of AI depending on the specific data/information involved. For example, the Personal Data Protection Department will regulate any use of personal data in AI, and our government has previously stated that it would be developing a set of guidelines relating to the use of profiling and automated decision-making in relation to personal data, which will likely be relevant to AI.