Gen Z congressman-elect Francis Kiko Barzaga of Damariñas City, Cavite took to Facebook to air his opinion on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday life.

Suffice it to say that Barzaga, 26, has a very sensible take on the controversial topic.

Al-generated videos, audio, and images will be practically indistinguishable from reality within the next decade, I propose a national legislation that mandates disclosure of its usage on content made for political and commercial purposes, he wrote in a recent post.

This take echoed the proposals of veteran lawmakers, who in the just-concluded 19th Congress sought to regulate AI usage or application in the social media.

Barzaga also expressed a more nuanced concern regarding AI's effects on the art industry, which he elucidated on a separate post.

Al-generated content is debatably a violation of copyright due to the fact that a notable percentage of generative Al models are trained on images taken without the original artist's consent, he said.

Although unjust, I believe that the damage it will cause to the art industry and its workers is no longer preventable at this point in time, added Barzaga.