Southeast Asia
Govand Khalid Azeez
Macquarie University
A critical view of deals between US cloud giants and the region's telecoms companies.
AI in Southeast Asia
Who to follow
The people who write regularly about AI in the region, and where to read them. Know someone we have missed? Tell us.
Malaysia, Southeast Asia
Phar Kim Beng
Professor of ASEAN Studies, International Islamic University Malaysia
ASEAN's position between the US and Chinese AI ecosystems, AI security, and how the region should regulate risk.
Southeast Asia
Zenobia Chan
Contributor to Fulcrum
Why access to AI models, not supremacy, is the question that matters for the region.
Singapore
Simon Chesterman
National University of Singapore; AI governance lead, NUS AI Institute
Law and governance of AI, written for a general audience in Singapore's main paper.
Southeast Asia
Kelly Forbes
AI Asia Pacific Institute
How ASEAN balances China and the US on AI, and cooperation with other middle powers.
Southeast Asia, Indonesia
James Guild
Columnist, The Diplomat (Pacific Money)
Whether hosting data centres adds up to an AI economy, with a close eye on Indonesia.
Southeast Asia
Seth Hays
Digital Governance Asia
A monthly newsletter tracking AI policy consultations and rules across Asia, Southeast Asia included.
Indonesia
Ary Hermawan
ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute; former editor, The Jakarta Post
Civil liberties and press freedom under Indonesia's coming AI rules.
Philippines
Jay Hilotin
Senior editor, Gulf News
The Philippine economy, including its bid to become an AI hub.
Southeast Asia, Cambodia
Luke Hunt
Southeast Asia correspondent, The Diplomat
Interviews on AI, online scams, and governance across the region.
Malaysia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Nuurrianti Jalli
Oklahoma State University; contributor to Fulcrum
AI in elections, deepfakes, and how social platforms handle AI-driven abuse.
Malaysia
K. Kathirgugan
Columnist, Free Malaysia Today; former robotics founder
A practitioner's case for Malaysia building AI capacity, from data centres to youth access schemes.
Singapore, Southeast Asia
Bernard Leong
Host, Analyse Asia
A weekly technology podcast with frequent episodes on AI in Southeast Asia.
Philippines
Dominic Ligot
Founder, CirroLytix; Data and AI Ethics PH
AI and the Philippine economy, from outsourcing jobs to disinformation, as one of the country's most-quoted voices on AI.
Thailand
Mathis (Ken) Lohatepanont
PhD candidate, University of Michigan; contributor to Fulcrum
Thai politics and policy, including the government's AI plans and the TH-AI Passport debate.
Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia
Gerald Mako
Research affiliate, Cambridge Central Asia Forum
Chip export controls, data-centre economics, and great-power competition over AI in the region.
Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Kevin McGahan
AI governance scholar, formerly National University of Singapore
Vietnam's AI law and how governance is taking shape across Southeast Asia.
Malaysia, Southeast Asia
Elina Noor
Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Data governance, digital sovereignty, and building AI that fits the region.
Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Tuhu Nugraha
Principal, Indonesia Applied Digital Economy and Regulatory Network
The political economy of AI in the Global South, written from Jakarta almost every week.
Southeast Asia, Indonesia
Alvin Qobulsyah
Editor, The Southeast Asia Desk
A Jakarta-based newsletter and podcast explaining AI sovereignty and the data-centre boom.
Southeast Asia, Malaysia
Hadley Spadaccini
Founder, Cassowary Research Services
Chinese-built data centres and the norms they quietly set for the region.
Southeast Asia
Chris Taylor
Senior risk consultant, Access Asia Group
Data-centre geopolitics and the power constraints behind them.
Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University
AI and elections, autonomous agents, and a sceptical look at superintelligence claims.