Uggah (third right) and his wife Dato Doreen Mayang (second right) join Dr Richard (right) and Public Works Department Sarawak director Dr Cassidy Morris for a song at the event. KUCHING (June 30): Rural folks should not entirely believe all posts they come across on social media, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said they must be discerning when coming across such posts, particularly sensational ones usually involving top political leaders.
“Imagine if such technology was exploited during the campaigning period of any general election. The false news can result in confusion, suspicion, hatred and rejection. “So my advice to all mobile phone owners is to be very discerning when coming across such fake news postings,” he said at the Ngiling Bidai gathering organised for Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Bukit Saban leaders and members in Spaoh today.
He also said artificial intelligence (AI) technology had been used to create Gawai message videos of President of the United States Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump speaking in Iban. According to him, this was the beauty and danger of such technology. “The creators, leveraging on AI, are capable of creating a lot of things.
This AI technology can be a blessing and at the same time, a curse,” he said. On a separate issue, Uggah called on his PBB grassroots leaders and members to find new ways and means to keep the party strong and united. “This is part of your preparations in facing .