Free Gemini drops to its smallest model on Thursday 9 October, the same day Budget 2027 is tabled. In the first episode of AI-YA Daily, our AI news podcast for Malaysia, Aiman, Mei Ling and Raj work out what a Malaysian SME that runs on free AI should do, and what the paid options cost in ringgit.
Also today: OpenAI warns more than 100 organisations about its own rogue AI agents, AI beats licensed accountants on simplified month-end tasks (read the fine print), and MDEC’s chief executive leaves after RM180 billion in digital investment.
Timestamps 0:04 Cold open 0:35 Meet the hosts 1:48 OpenAI’s rogue AI agents, and Malaysia’s AI Governance Bill 3:07 AI vs 12 licensed accountants: RM0.86 against RM42 4:52 MDEC’s CEO leaves after RM180 billion 6:19 A word from AI-YA 6:55 Monday module: free Gemini shrinks on Thursday. Pay, or wait for the Budget? 10:24 The Big Question: subsidise AI for the kedai runcit, or fund the top? 11:32 The Verdict: Google Workspace Business Starter with Gemini 12:15 One thing to do today: a 30-minute AI account audit
Today’s Verdict: Google Workspace Business Starter with Gemini, for a Malaysian SME. Aiman: Bayar. Mei Ling: Bayar (at the introductory price). Raj: Free cukup.
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Standing thread: who gets left behind.
AI-YA Daily is researched and voiced with AI and edited by the AI-YA team. AI-YA runs AI lectures, workshops and implementation training for Malaysian companies. Details at ai-ya.my/podcast.
