AI oversight needed to ensure fairness, accountability, and inclusivity, says Lee Lam Thye
KUALA LUMPUR: The Alliance for a Safe Community has called for clear, forward-looking regulations and a comprehensive ethical framework to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) development prioritises fairness, accountability, and inclusivity.
"This means avoiding bias in decision-making systems, ensuring that AI enhances human potential rather than replacing it, and making its benefits accessible to all, not just a select few," said chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye in a statement today.
The group proposed a regulatory framework including AI accountability laws, transparency and explainability for AI decision-making that impacts individuals, strengthened data protection and privacy standards, risk assessment and certification requirements, and the creation of public oversight bodies.
The group also proposed the establishment of a Code of Ethics that is human-centric, non-discriminatory, fair, honest, environmentally responsible, collaborative, and inclusive.
He warned that while AI holds promise for healthcare innovations and environmental sustainability, its use must always serve the greater good.
Key risks include privacy breaches, algorithmic bias, job displacement, and the spread of misinformation, Lee added.
"We urge policymakers, tech leaders, civil society, and global institutions to come together to build a framework that ensures AI is safe, inclusive, and used in the best interest of humanity," Lee added.
The group concluded with a warning against a future where technology dictates the terms of our humanity, and called for a path where AI amplifies best qualities for the benefit of all.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government plans to push for a new legislation aimed at reinterpreting sovereignty in light of the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based technologies.
Anwar added that following the evolving role of governance in the digital era, the traditional notions of sovereignty, designed for a pre-digital world, must be reconsidered to accommodate new technological realities.
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