Recently, the Malaysian Customs Department installed 40 state-of-the-art luggage scanners at major entry points nationwide, with a total investment of up to 40.72 million ringgit. Customs Director General Ahnis Rizana stated at a press conference on September 27 that these scanners equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology significantly enhance the detection capabilities for travelers' luggage and belongings, effectively combating smuggling activities, including the trafficking of banned items such as drugs. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney. She mentioned that these 40 scanners began operations in May.

A song titled 'Verknallt in einen Talahon', themed around immigration and created using artificial intelligence technology, unexpectedly made it into the top 50 of the German music charts. The creator, Butterbro, generated the melody and vocals by inputting modern lyrics into the AI tool Udio, aiming to humorously mock male behavior. However, the term 'Talahon' in the lyrics sparked controversy, being perceived by some young Germans and Austrians as an insult to immigrants. The song features a narrative of 'good girls falling for bad boys.'

Lately, Forbes published an article stating that automation driven by AI technology might be the key to solving issues such as immigration, declining birth rates, and retirement. However, strangely enough, automation is not part of the planned policy solution for these problems. Just like the U.S. federal government faced various issues in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, "speed of light" action was not one of them.Image Source Note: The image was generated by AI, provided by image authorizat