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Malaysia digital minister weighs AI legal personality, stresses human accountability

By James Konstantin Galvez ( April 27, 2026, 08:41 GMT | Insight) -- Malaysia’s digital minister Gobind Singh Deo said responsibility for artificial intelligence must remain with human actors, even as policymakers debate AI legal personality. Speaking at a legal conference on Monday, he warned that autonomous systems challenge traditional legal frameworks and complicate liability. Gobind called for broader, layered responsibility across developers and users, legal reforms to address system-driven decisions, and better training for lawyers and judges to handle AI-related disputes as adoption accelerates.Malaysia’s digital minister said responsibility for artificial intelligence systems must remain with human actors, even as policymakers consider whether to recognize new forms of AI legal personality amid rapid advances in autonomous technologies....

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