MY govt to keep tabs on DeepSeek and how to adapt it

The Malaysian government will be studying the impact of China's open-source AI platform DeepSeek on the country, digital minister Gobind Singh Deo reportedly said. 

Speaking at the Arulmigu Sri Maha Mariamman Thirukkovil Temple on Sunday, Deo said that the government is giving serious consideration to DeepSeek and its model before it can be adopted for local use, reported The Star. 

This is so that Malaysia can keep up with the latest developments in the AI landscape. As such, the government will reportedly be studying DeepSeek as well as keep an eye for more AI products as the landscape develops. 

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This comes as DeepSeek made waves last week, with some industry players comparing it with rival OpenAI's ChatGPT. The app topped the downloads list on Apple's App Store, taking over ChatGPT too. 

The Chinese startup recently unveiled its V3 base model in December last year. In a statement on its website, the company said: “DeepSeek-V3 achieves a significant breakthrough in inference speed over previous models. It tops the leaderboard among open-source models and rivals the most advanced closed-source models globally.”

Meanwhile, earlier this year, Chang Lih Kang, science, technology and innovation minister said that more than 30% of Malaysian jobs will be impacted by AI in the next decade. 

He reportedly added that more than 600,000 workers would be required to undergo reskilling training within the next three to five years to maintain relevancy in the competitive job sphere.

In addition, Chang reportedly noted that Malaysia is estimated to require an additional 500,000 skilled workers by 2030 to meet the demands of the technology and technical sectors, highlight the pressing need for an effective training system. 

To remain competitive in the global field and meet industry demands, Chang said Malaysia's workforce needs to be prepared to tackle the changes due to the importance of reskilling and upskilling. 

Photo courtesy Gobind Singh Deo, Facebook.

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