KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Bill will require AI developers and users to manage legal and ethical risks, including potential copyright violations from using unlicensed or unauthorised training data. Deputy Digital Minister Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong (Gabungan Parti Sarawak-Hulu Rajang) said the Bill introduces risk assessments, transparency requirements, audits, and compliance measures to help authorities identify and act against AI systems that may infringe intellectual property (IP) rights. He was responding to a question from Suhaizan Kaiat (Pakatan Harapan-Pulai) on how the AI Governance Bill will address copyright and intellectual property issues arising from AI systems trained using copyrighted data, such as text, images, audio and video. He explained that the bill adds an extra layer of governance, ensuring AI development, including training models with copyrighted data, is responsible, transparent, and legally compliant, balancing innovation with copyright and IP protection. “Substantive enforcement of copyright and IP remains under existing laws, administered by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).

Source: The Edge Markets February 12, 2026 08:45 UTC