Can the digital minister survive his party elections?
Power shifts in DAP test Gobind's grip on government.
If you are a frequent traveller across the X (formerly Twitter) universe, you’ll notice the platform’s Grok feature, which is an AI chatbot.
What’s interesting is that X users are deploying Grok to fact check each other.
They simply type in the reply box to a certain user’s postings and tag @grok to generate an answer.
As Grok is X’s large language model, the bot is able to provide an answer based on the millions of postings that populate the social media network.
While we can argue about the flaws of Grok, one thing’s for sure: people are delegating fact-checking and forming opinions to AI. Fun times.
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Several contacts from agencies under the new Digital Ministry recently approached me with the same question: “What do you think will happen to Gobind?”
Their concern revolves around Damansara MP Gobind Singh Deo —Malaysia’s Digital Minister — and how he might fare in the upcoming DAP elections.