KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 -- Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the government is moving to strengthen existing legislation to address artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled offences, including deepfakes, identity impersonation and AI-generated child sexual exploitation material.

He said Malaysia already has legal safeguards in place for certain crimes, particularly those involving children, but stressed that the legal framework must evolve to keep pace with emerging AI-related risks.

"In our country, we already have systems or protection mechanisms that look at specific sectors. For example, if we look at children, we already have existing criminal laws.

"What needs to be strengthened is how we deal with situations where there is exploi...