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AI leaders, founders, enterprise decision-makers, and teams deploying AI across Asia.
Regulatory expectations tighten, infrastructure buildout accelerates, and enterprise AI governance matures.
I is rolling out an age prediction feature to identify accounts likely belonging to minors and automatically apply additional protections for under-18s.
Why it matters for Asia
If this works well, it becomes a new baseline for how AI platforms handle youth safety and content gating at scale, which will ripple into regulation, verification workflows, and product design.
OpenAI announced a “Stargate Community” plan aimed at managing data-centre energy demand without pushing up local electricity costs, including locally tailored energy strategies and investment in power infrastructure.
Why it matters for Asia
AI capacity is increasingly constrained by power, not ideas. This is a signal that AI build-outs are going to be negotiated city by city, with community and utility impact becoming a commercial risk factor.
YouTube has added parental controls that let parents cap time spent in the Shorts feed for teens, with preset limits and stronger break and bedtime reminders.
Why it matters for Asia
Youth safety controls are moving from “nice to have” to default expectation. Expect knock-on effects for Shorts-first media plans, measurement, and brand safety posture for youth-adjacent campaigns.
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