Artificial Intelligence ("A.I.") is
rapidly evolving and is becoming ubiquitous to daily lives. It has,
in recent times, emerged as a transformative force across
industries to the extent of reshaping global economies. Malaysia
has also embraced A.I. technologies in various facets of its
economy in effort to foster innovation.
However, the impact of such rapid increase in the use of
revolutionary A.I. systems has resulted in increasing violations of
fundamental human rights such as right against discrimination and
equality. The call for formal and robust regulations on A.I. has
been longstanding in the international plane. A significant step
was taken in this regard in 2021, when the European Commission
proposed a draft legislation called the Artificial Intelligence Act
("A.I. Act") which purports to set out
rules governing the development, deployment, and use of A.I. within
the European Union ("EU"). The A.I. Act
aims to ensure that fundamental rights, democracy,
