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South-east Asia’s responsible AI ambition hinges on talent readiness

Ensuring sustainable innovation will depend less on how advanced our systems become and more on how well we prepare our people to guide them

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    • Scaling responsible AI begins with cultivating a workforce that not only understands the technology but also its principles, risks and broader implications.
    • Scaling responsible AI begins with cultivating a workforce that not only understands the technology but also its principles, risks and broader implications. ILLUSTRATION: REUTERS

    Bhavna Rawlley

    Published Fri, Dec 19, 2025 · 07:00 AM

    FROM the ambitious appointment of an artificial intelligence (AI) minister in Albania to the United Nations’ stark warnings about the technology’s potential for weaponisation, AI continues to dominate global discourse.

    Yet amid the rapid advances and headline-grabbing developments, one critical conversation remains under-discussed: the importance of responsible AI and the role of humans in enabling it.

    Fundamental to sustainable innovation, responsible AI is the practice of developing and managing AI systems that maximise benefits and minimise the risks they pose to people, society and the environment.

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