It wouldn’t be wrong to say that Microsoft is one of the leading companies in the field of artificial intelligence. The company made many moves, from its own chatbot to a billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, and found itself at the top of the race. Now he has announced his new plans in this area.

The tech giant announced that it will be making a major investment in artificial intelligence in 5 regions of the Southeast Asian market. Accordingly, in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines people will be trained.

The focus will be on cybersecurity and the goal will be to increase the artificial intelligence skills of developers.

Microsoft will train people for the ‘Ready for Artificial Intelligence’ section of its project, which it describes as the ‘ASEAN Digital Plan’. Within the scope of the project, five countries A total of 2.5 million people are interested in artificial intelligence will be trained The company did not share details such as how much it has invested for its plans. However, a statement to ZDNet noted which areas will be emphasized.

Accordingly, the project focusing on the cybersecurity gap and increasing developers’ AI skills It will focus on many key points including areas such as. The plans will be implemented in conjunction with the company’s other projects. There is a huge gap in cybersecurity, especially on the Asian side. Therefore, Microsoft’s steps are very important to protect us from threats.

For example, a program called Ready4AISecurity in Indonesia and Malaysia 15 thousand young people plans to educate and provide opportunities for women. Young people in the program have access to Microsoft training and certifications. The company has also expanded its partnership with the United Nations to support underserved communities. 570 thousand young people It plans to provide access to artificial intelligence education and increase workforce participation.

Microsoft says artificial intelligence could contribute to Southeast Asia’s gross domestic product by 2030 Add $1 trillion He added that he was waiting. Of these figures, $117 billion is expected to come from Thailand. Let us also add that the company will soon set up a data center in Thailand to create cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure and provide artificial intelligence capabilities to more than 100,000 people.