Malaysia was one of the first to ban Grok over the explicit deepfakes scandal earlier this month. After being one of the first countries in the world to block Elon Musk's Grok chatbot, Malaysia has now lifted its ban. Along with Indonesia, the country moved swiftly to temporarily to X's frequently controversial AI chatbot earlier this month, after multiple emerged of it being used to generate deepfake sexualized images of people, including women and children. At the time, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the restrictions would remain in place until X Corp and parent xAI could prove they had enforced the necessary safeguards against misuse of the above nature. Malaysian authorities appear to be taking X at its word, after the MCMC released a confirming it was satisfied that Musk's company has implemented the required safety measures.

From chemicals to energy, artificial intelligence (AI) is already showing just how far it can help achieve global sustainability targets across different industrial sectors. One example is Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. For the Malaysian oil and gas multinational, plant reliability is key to achieving its sustainability goals. PETRONAS identified that early insight into impending equipment failure would enable plant operators to fix equipment proactively before small issues become bigger problems. Proof of concept came via a pilot project in their corporate cloud on Microsoft Azure at four upstream and two downstream units.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is calling for regulations on artificial intelligence, warning that the technology can bring both positive and negative consequences, AP reports. Why it matters: Lawmakers are largely scrambling to play catch-up on AI regulation as the technology continues to grow. Pichai did not provide specific proposals, but did urge while speaking at the Bruegel European economic think tank Monday that "international alignment" between the United States and the European Union will help ensure AI is used primarily for good.