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Ep. 31
This Saturday week in review of AI news for Malaysia starts with the story we missed: Google’s US$15 billion plan for data centres, clean power, water and training, about RM61 billion. Aiman, Mei Ling and Raj read the fine print, follow up two stories from this week and revisit every call we made.
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Also in this episode: AI shares fell hard after the US midterm elections, as many voters signalled opposition to data centres, and Bursa Malaysia’s technology index dropped 4.27% on Thursday. This updates Wednesday’s look at whether the AI export boom will last. Reuters reports that investors doubt Anthropic can list in November, an update to our Tuesday and Friday episodes. In the week revisited, Mei Ling splits her Bukku vote, Raj defends four straight no-votes, and we admit we missed Google’s announcement on Thursday. The RM30 million small-firm AI fund still has no published rules. The Big Question asks whether Malaysia should welcome foreign-owned AI infrastructure or insist on more Malaysian ownership.
Timestamps 0:04 Cold open: who read the room wrong? 0:31 Meet the hosts 1:04 The story we missed: Google’s RM61bn Malaysia pledge 3:27 AI shares slide after the US midterms, and Bursa tech follows 5:39 Investors doubt Anthropic’s November listing 7:14 A word from AI-YA 7:55 The week revisited: five votes and five Big Questions 11:14 The Big Question: foreign-owned AI infrastructure, or Malaysian ownership? 11:53 One thing to do this weekend 12:23 Tomorrow: AI for your CV and job interview
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Standing thread: Sovereignty.
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