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The government of Japan virtually hosted the Asean AI Summit Focus Session on Advancing the Asean-Japan Co-Creation Initiative for AI on Oct. 6. It was part of the Asean AI Summit program on AI-powered growth for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Read the original →The US is helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthi group in Yemen with AI-assisted targeting. Experts say AI is not a magic bullet, and there are technological, political and human rights issues to consider.
Read the original →A survey found that 56% of sovereign AI models, which countries are developing to protect their own data, language, culture and security, are adapted from foreign open-source models. Counterpoint Research published the report in September 2026, covering its index of sovereign AI and large language models for the first half of 2026. It analyzed more than 170 models from over 55 countries excluding the US and China, and found that 44% were built from scratch on domestic data.
Read the original →The head of the United Nations' independent disarmament research institute warned that AI is being given a growing number of responsibilities in military affairs. The official said the role of human judgment in military operations is shrinking rapidly.
Read the original →A CCTV-linked account says that under China's AI export controls, AI companies can continue with their commercialization efforts as usual.
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