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Malaysia's PM to Launch AI Avatar Trained on His Own Speeches

July 10, 2026 at 00:01 EDT

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to launch an AI avatar called PMX AI within days, trained on his own speeches, according to a Bloomberg report on July 10, 2026. The digital double is designed to autonomously engage the public, and is being developed by Malaysian digital infrastructure firm Zetrix AI Bhd.

July 10, 2026 · Malaysia

Malaysia's PM to Debut "PMX AI" — a Digital Double That Sounds Just Like Him

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to launch an AI avatar trained on his own speeches, built to autonomously engage the public — a rare, government-led deployment of a head-of-state digital twin.

10th

"PMX" = Perdana Menteri ke-10, Malaysia's 10th prime minister

RM25B

Ringgit committed to semiconductor industry support

2000

Year developer Zetrix AI (formerly MyEG) was founded

Confirmed Facts — What We Know

Name

PMX AI

Training Data

Anwar's past speeches

Developer

Zetrix AI Bhd.

Purpose

Autonomous public engagement

Launch Timing

Within days of the report

Why It Stands Out

Rare, government-led deployment of a head-of-state AI double
Extends a national AI strategy pushed at APEC and the ASEAN AI Summit
Emphasis on harmonizing Islamic values with AI — a Shariah-aligned LLM lineage

Still Undisclosed

Model size, inference environment, API and language support
Benchmarks, deployment scope, response accuracy
Handling of hallucinations and cultural nuance — unverified pre-launch

The Loop It's Built On

Anwar's speeches

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Fine-tuned avatar

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Public engagement

Concrete scrutiny from users and media is expected once formal operation begins — the digital double already made remarks noting Malaysia lags in AI adoption.

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