In his recent podcast released on Tuesday, Dec. 9, Marcos was being interviewed by three students from different universities in the country— Agripino John Patrick Ga-an of the West Visayas State University, Janine Lagbawan of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), and Kathleen Anne Millonte of the University of the East (UE) Manila.
"I much prefer talking to young people actually because I always, of course there are people in in your life na kailangan pinapakinggan mo (you have to listen to), but you know with the way things are moving, talking to young people is always, there's always something new," Marcos said.
The President explained that talking to the younger generation gives him an idea of what is going on, at least through their lenses.
"But they are the people who tell us what's going on. You know, this is what's happening. You know, they take away, matagal nang nagparadigm shift ito. You have to you have to think in another way. So, I like it. I enjoy it," Marcos further said.
Will you regulated AI?
Citing the threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to Filipino workforce, Marcos was asked whether there are efforts to regulate the use of AI in the country.
He said it is important to understand AI first, in order to come up with a proposed legislation to regulate it.
"Pinag-uusapan namin 'yan dahil kahit anong gawin natin, ang AI nandyan na. Dadami lang nang dadami 'yan, lalaki at lalaki (We are discussing about that because whatever we do, AI is here. It will only keep on increasing, it will just grow and grow)," Marcos said.
"I was doing a making a list of subjects around AI that I wanted to discuss during the ASEAN. So sinimulan ko, simple lang AI in education, AI in infrastructure, AI in renewables. Walang katapusan ang listahan (The list does not end). It does not end. The longer you want, the more time you spend on it, the longer that list will become because it's going to touch everything," Marcos added.
"And it's important for us to understand it. That's why it's not so easy. May kasabihan 'yan e (There's a saying): Legislation is always years behind technology. And the reason is generally legislators do not immediately understand technology. Meron diyan medyo techy na nakakaintindi pero karamihan hindi (There are some who are techy and understand it, but there are some who don't)," the President further said.
He cited the need to think through what must lawmakers legislate and what's the best way take full advantage to maximize the use of AI while considering the "other side of the equation" such as fake news, misinformation, and disinformation, among others.