The Philippines recorded the second-largest increase in 10-year government bond yields among selected Asia-Pacific economies since the war in the Middle East began, raising the government’s borrowing costs at a time when the Marcos Jr. administration is relying heavily on domestic debt to finance...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is pushing stronger regional cooperation to advance the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), expand academic partnerships, and promote innovation-driven, future-ready learning across the Asia-Pacific. CHED Executive Director Atty. Cinderella...
GMA Network is looking to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to expand how it connects with audiences beyond traditional television. Through its digital arm, GMA New Media, Inc. (NMI), the Kapuso network joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in launching the AI &...
Fears that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to massive job losses in the Philippines’ information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry may be overstated as the sector continues to grow despite the rapid adoption of the technology, the country’s chief economist...
The Philippines risks falling behind the artificial intelligence (AI) boom as it benefits less from the surge in AI-related electronics exports while its massive business process outsourcing (BPO) industry faces growing exposure to automation, according to think tank Capital Economics. In a report...
People often ask me what the next stage of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption will look like. My answer is that we are no longer talking about AI literacy—we are beginning to see AI dependency. AI literacy is a good thing. It means knowing what AI can and cannot do: how to write effective...
NEW CLARK CITY — State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has dispelled assumptions that hyperscale data centers, whose energy requirements are enough to power as many as 100,000 households, would be constructed under the proposed Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI)...
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has proposed the creation of a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Implementation Taskforce to accelerate the country’s adoption of AI, saying stronger coordination is needed to prepare workers, businesses, and government for the technology’s growing...
The University of the Philippines College of Law will require offline classes and examinations for core subjects and prohibit the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for certain writing requirements among first-year law students under its new rules on AI use. In a policy statement...
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help developing economies such as the Philippines accelerate development, raise productivity, and create new opportunities, but the country must move quickly to adapt as one of its largest industries—the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector—faces mounting...
“If the 20th century ran on oil and steel, the 21st century runs on computers and the minerals that feed it,” said Jacob Helberg, the American undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs. The statement reflects the rationale behind the United States’ Pax Silica Initiative, an international...
Philippine enterprises are among Asia’s most optimistic about artificial intelligence (AI), with 91 percent holding a positive attitude toward its adoption, according to a survey commissioned by Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and AI arm of China ’s Alibaba Group. Results of Alibaba...
