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Tech TalkStuck in Pilot Mode: Why AI Projects Aren’t ScalingFor the past two years, organisations everywhere have been experimenting with AI. Pilots are running, proofs of concept are being showcased, and leadership teams are under pressure to show progress. But behind the excitement, many initiatives never make it past the testing phase.We speak with Khalil Nooh, CEO and Co-Founder of Mesolitica, about why so many AI projects stall before reaching full deployment. From data readiness and leadership mindset to structural barriers inside organisations, we explore what separates companies that successfully scale AI from those that remain stuck in experimentation.See omnystudio...
2026-02-1127 minTech TalkAI Colonialism: Who Owns the Next Digital Empire?As the world rushes to build ever-smarter AI, a new kind of empire is emerging, one built on data, language, and cultural dominance. Most large language models are trained in the West, shaping how billions experience technology.In this episode of Tech Talk, Khalil Nooh, Co-Founder and CEO of Mesolitica, joins Richard Bradbury to explore AI Colonialism: who controls the data, who benefits from it, and how Malaysia can claim its place in the next digital frontier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-11-1231 minTech TalkLocalising LLMs With Mesolitica’s MaLLaMOn this episode of Tech Talk, we’re joined by Khalil Nooh, Co-Founder and CEO of Mesolitica, a Malaysian startup at the forefront of developing large language models (LLMs), who have recently built MaLLaM, a generative AI LLM specifically designed to understand and process local linguistic nuances like slangs, colloquialisms, and diverse dialects. The LLM is focused on Bahasa Malaysia and 16 other regional languages which is said to transform industries across the country.We’ll dive into the technical intricacies behind MaLLaM, which has been trained on nearly 200 billion tokens from 197 datasets of Malay-specific content. Khal...
2024-12-1124 min
Enterprise ExploresBudget 2025: Future Of Artificial IntelligenceIn our continuing coverage of Budget 2025, today, we’re diving into Malaysia’s 2025 Budget and its focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Joining us today to break this down are Warren Leow and Khalil Nooh from the National AI Consortium (KAIN). Warren is CEO of AI-driven creative tools provider Pixlr and Khalil is Co-Founder & CEO of Mesolitica -a startup that is developing a Malaysian LLM. We’ll explore the hits and misses from Budget 2025, the critical steps Malaysia needs to take in AI development, and how KAIN is working to shape the country’s AI future.See omnystudio.com/list...
2024-10-2447 min
Open For BusinessMesolitica's Mission to Build a Localised Malaysian AI ModelWhat does it take to build a localized large language model (LLM) in Malaysia?In this episode of Open For Business, we speak with Khalil Nooh, Co-Founder & CEO of Mesolitica, about how his startup is developing Malaysia’s own LLM, MaLLaM, and the challenges of AI sovereignty in the region. Khalil dives into his journey from early Natural Language Processing projects to creating an LLM tailored for the Malaysian context.Key areas covered include:- The evolution from chatbots and NLP to large language models (LLMs)- Th...
2024-10-0144 minOpen For BusinessTraining AI With MalayMesolitica trains AIs to understand the Malay language. Khalil Nooh, the Co-Founder and CEO of the company joins us to discuss why he started the company, the solutions he hopes to offer and his aspirations for it. Image Credit: Khalil Nooh | FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-11-2325 min
Staying the Course: Navigating the Challenges of Part-time StudyThe Unconventional Lifelong Learner - In Conversation with Khalil NoohIn 2001, when the most high school leavers were busy applying to university, Khalil Nooh went the unconventional route of pursuing a certification with Microsoft. This was 20 years ago when the certification route was not yet a popular choice among high school leavers.
Over the years, while working his way up the corporate ladder, Khalil also pursued a degree with Open University Malaysia. Five years ago, he decided to embark on a new journey as a tech entrepreneur.
In this episode, I speak to him about his relentless pursuit of knowledge as a lifelong learner -- both...
2021-09-1952 min
Himura PodcastMarcus Aurelius | Himura Podcast #17Khalil reflects on what he has learned so far about the Roman Emperor known as "The Philospher"; Marcus Aurelius. Marcus is the source inspiration for Khalil's current journey into "The Future of Society" which will be embodied in "Project Aurelius".
2021-06-3004 minHimura PodcastSustainable Decentralised Community | Brain Trust | Himura Podcast #16Khalil reflects on the latest development of his idea for a Sustainable Decentralised Community, a 6-figure investment offer and the adoption of the brain trust idea under Project Aurelius.For exclusive updates, subscribe to the free plan at https://usaha.one/partyInterested to actively participate, reach out to Khalil on his socials; links at https://usaha.one
2021-06-2307 minHimura PodcastKiyosaki x Pompliano | Saylor x Diamandis | Crypto Conversation #2 | Himura Podcast #15Khalil reflects together with Irsyad Nazri on the recent conversations that happened between Robert Kiyosaki & Anthony Pompliano as well as the one between Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy), Bill Barhydt (Abra) & Peter Diamandis (Abundance360, XPRIZE & Singularity University).We also talked about the Index Coop project, El Salvador making Bitcoin a legal tender as well as potential local crypto projects to experiment with DAO, IPFS and DeFi products.This is Crypto Conversation #2, a long-form conversation between Khalil & Irsyad.A little bit about Irsyad Nazri. He is a curious soul; from exploring new trends in technology to...
2021-06-211h 22Himura PodcastLifeline Exercise | Himura Podcast #14Khalil shares an outcome from his monthly 1-to-1 session with his executive coach.Get Khalil's Lifeline Exercise result & template here: https://usaha.one/lifeline
2021-06-1806 minHimura PodcastReflection on AI Design & Human Impact | Himura Podcast #13Khalil could not reflect on his conversation with Firdaus Adib, a fellow student of the "Abundance & Exponential Mindset" due to trade secrets. Instead, he shares something related to the conversation which is about AI designs & its impact on humanity.The above sharing is based on a 2019 book titled "Human Compatible" by Stuart RussellGet the book summary here: https://blinki.st/d2572e61331d?blinkspack=human-compatible-en
2021-06-1710 minHimura PodcastProfessional Certificate Over College Degree | Himura Podcast #12Khalil reflects on his journey after high school, which was not going to university to get a degree. Instead, he chose to pursue a professional certificate in computer stuff. He shared his reason behind the decision and the challenges he faced throughout the journey.
2021-06-1607 minHimura PodcastHawking's Last Book | Ship of Theseus | Himura Podcast #11Khalil reflects on Stephan Hawking's last book and the 3 big questions that were put forth for humanity. Also, exploring the thought experiment called the Ship of Theseus and how we should have an answer for the conundrum now. Links to today's content for deep dive: Brief Answers to the Big Questions https://blinki.st/d2572e61331d?blinkspack=brief-answers-to-the-big-questions-en Ship of Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
2021-06-1508 minHimura PodcastHow Tim Ferris Became Tim Ferris | Himura Podcast #10Khalil reflects on a conversation between Guy Raz; host & author of "How I Built This" and Tim Ferriss; author of "The 4-Hour Workweek" and host of "The Time Ferriss Show" and learning about Tim's journey from the beginning and events that made him what he is today. Here's the link to the original conversation (1h 29m): https://www.npr.org/2020/12/18/948108821/author-and-podcaster-tim-ferrissTranscript is available at here: https://tim.blog/2020/12/30/guy-raz-interviews-tim-ferriss-how-i-built-this-transcript/
2021-06-1407 minHimura PodcastVitalik Buterin (Lex Fridman Podcast #188) Reflections & May '21 Crypto Bloodbath | Crypto Conversation #1 | Himura Podcast #9Khalil reflects together with Irsyad Nazri (crypto enthusiast) on Vitalik Buterin conversation with Lex Fridman on Lex Fridman Podcast #188, talking about the future of Ethereum, all things crypto and the meaning of life. Also, Khalil and Irsyad discuss the recent crypto crash and lessons learned from the event. This is Crypto Conversation #1, a long-form conversation between Khalil and his guest, Irsyad Nazri (a potential co-host of the series).
2021-06-1334 minHimura PodcastGold 2.0 & The Bitcoin Standard | Himura Podcast #8Khalil shares his takeaways from 2 A.W.E.S.O.M.E. conversations today. First between Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) & Anthony Pompliano (The Pomp Podcast). Second between Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy), Bill Barhydt (Abra) & Peter Diamandis (Abundance360, XPRIZE, Singularity University). At the end of the episode, Khalil tries to make the case of why Bitcoin will become the new global reserve currency.If you would like to do a deep dive on Bitcoin, head over to Bitcoin Wiki or Hope.com
2021-06-1008 minHimura PodcastBlockchain Consensus Mechanism & the Lost Wallet | Himura Podcast #7Khalil shared what he learned about blockchain's consensus mechanism & the possible future state of said mechanism. Also, fingers crossed on finding his first bitcoin wallet in a recently found hard drive circa 2008.
2021-06-1005 minHimura PodcastLingering Thoughts on the Pro-Crypto Party & the Struggle of Digital Transformations | Himura Podcast #6Khalil reflects on his pro-crypto political movement, carrying from yesterday which was still lingering. Listened to why and how DeFi is being done on the Bitcoin network while on his weekday runs. Finally sharing some interesting insights on digital transformation programs that are happening in firms of all sizes.
2021-06-0908 minHimura PodcastTIL About ESG & Seeding a Pro-Crypto Party | Himura Podcast #5Khalil reflects on his cooking while simultaneously learning about the concerns around ESG and crypto mining. By evening, he plans to start a political party that is pro-crypto, with plans on learning from Andrew Yang's UBI policy.
2021-06-0805 minHimura PodcastFirst 18K & Crypto Updates | Himura Podcast #4Khalil's first daily reflection! He talked about today's long run and spent the next half talking about interesting things that he did around crypto.
2021-06-0707 minHimura PodcastTrying Again | Himura Podcast #3Let's see if we install a new habit of recording daily episodes with this new setup.
2021-06-0502 minHimura PodcastHimura Podcast Official SoundAfter almost a year from the last episode, we're warming up our engine for more episodes! Yay!
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2021-03-2306 min
2020-12-2207 minHimura PodcastHimura Podcast #2 - Wartime MeasuresKhalil shares his actionable stuff picked from Robin Sharma's The War Measures Manual during the Covid-19 pandemic. #himurapodcast
2020-04-0100 minHimura PodcastHimura Podcast #1 - Why Do?Khalil's first ever podcast episode! To warm things up, he share reasons why he is doing a podcast. Why. Why. And Why. Catch you in the stream. #himurapodcast
2020-03-2900 minHimura PodcastHimura Podcast #0 - TestingExperimenting with podcast ( +video) content. Did a brand intro, choose an official soundtrack & used a default title sequence. The audio was recorded on an iPhone 6 and applied some effects in Premier.
2020-03-2700 min