South Korea adopts seven AI ethics principles
The framework updates guidance first issued in 2020 and is intended to work alongside South Korea's AI Basic Act, which took effect earlier this year.
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The age of AI: when scientific discovery becomes collaborative
The age of collaborative science should not be defined by how much reasoning machines can perform, argues HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan.
NTU Singapore study finds gaps in regulatory awareness among medical AI developers
Researchers surveyed 122 medical AI developers across Singapore, China, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, finding that 67% worked for organisations that had not adopted any regulatory framework.
Malaysia’s AI Nation 2030 plan designates healthcare as priority “Impact Engine”
Malaysia has announced AI Malaysia Berhad, formalising and expanding the National AI Office, and Malaysia AI Safety Institute, intended to strengthen technical capacity.
Indonesia and India to deepen AI cooperation, says deputy minister
The two countries could advance collaboration through joint research, talent development, digital infrastructure and public-benefit technologies.
Thailand opens public consultation on draft AI Act
Oversight would be decentralised, with sector regulators - in health, for example - responsible for AI within their own industries, coordinated by a national AI steering committee.
Laos holds first high-level policy dialogue on AI in health
The policy dialogue centred on the leadership and governance considerations needed for responsible AI adoption. Subsequent workshops focused on practical applications, regional experience and priority use cases.
From capability to context: reflections on the UN’s Preliminary Scientific Report on Artificial Intelligence
AI governance will depend less on building increasingly capable systems than on strengthening the institutions responsible for deploying them wisely, writes Vishnu Narayan.
When public health becomes predictive
Healthcare is shifting from treating illness to continuously inferring risk, raising urgent governance questions, writes HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan.