Chern Choong Thum now serves as the special functions officer to Malaysia's deputy minister of communications. In the 2024 World Internet Conference, he said that everyone should collaborate to ensure that AI is used in an ethical and politically responsible manner.
The World Internet Conference (WIC) was established as an international organization on July 12, 2022, headquartered in Beijing, China. It was jointly initiated by Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT), China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Alibaba Group, Tencent, and Zhijiang Lab.