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Malaysia is investigating allegations that a foreign linked group used Claude to build an AI influence campaign targeting voters across all 222 federal constituencies.
The Malaysian Government will use communications and online safety laws to investigate an alleged foreign linked AI influence campaign targeting voters, the Communications Ministry said in a written reply to Parliament, Malay Mail reports. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has requested technical details and supporting evidence from Anthropic, the developer of Claude.
Authorities may take action under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, the Online Safety Act 2025 and related laws. The commission will coordinate with federal security agencies, criminal investigators and social media platforms when needed.
Anthropic identified an Istanbul technology company as the operator behind an effort to create synthetic personas, bot accounts and propaganda websites using voter and census data from all 222 federal constituencies. The company denied involvement, while Anthropic closed the relevant accounts and found no evidence that the campaign gained meaningful traction among users.
Malaysia's Digital Ministry is also drafting an AI Governance Bill covering corporate accountability, risk controls and developer liability. The ministry did not provide a timeline for introducing the bill in Parliament.
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