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ASEAN expands AI guide to address deepfakes, other risks
The guide encourages the economic bloc’s member states to adopt its recommendations voluntarily, which serve as a useful starting point for alignment among ASEAN countries, the report noted
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ASEAN launched an expanded ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics for generative AI on Friday.
The updated guide, published at the ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting 2025, provides a policy-driven recommendation to manage risks and promote responsible use of generative artificial intelligence, which is built upon the previous edition of the guide in 2024.
The last version highlighted six major risks posed by the technology, including mistakes and anthropomorphism, factual inaccuracies, deepfakes, intellectual property (IP) infringements, privacy and confidentiality, as well as embedded biases.
The document now also delves into frontier and systemic risks linked to the long-term evolution of advanced generative AI models, though the technology is not yet widespread across the region.
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The guide encourages the economic bloc’s member states to adopt its recommendations voluntarily, which serve as a useful starting point to align such policies among ASEAN members, the report noted.
ASEAN has projected that AI could boost the region's gross domestic product, potentially adding US$1 trillion by 2030, according to the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
