KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming part of everyday life, from how people search for information and communicate to how businesses serve their customers.

Now, the government wants to take that further, aiming to make Malaysia an "AI nation" by 2030.

What does that actually mean for Malaysians in their daily lives?

National AI Action Plan 2026 to 2030

The National AI Action Plan 2026-2030 is the government's roadmap for increasing the responsible adoption and development of AI.

By 2030, the government wants AI to contribute an additional 1.2 percentage points to GDP growth and place Malaysia among the top 10 countries globally in the Global AI Index.

It also aims to create 300,000 jobs att...