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...
The Private Sector Advisory Council’s Digital Infrastructure Sector (PSAC-Digital Infra) has urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to accelerate reforms on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), fiber deployment, and rural connectivity to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure...
The Philippines is among the few Asian economies where workers have posted relatively strong wage gains during the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven export boom, but those gains are unlikely to be sustained without a broader manufacturing recovery, according to think tank Oxford Economics. In a...
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Chairperson and CEO Lala Sotto has condemned China Daily over AI-generated videos and editorial materials that she said portrayed Filipinos in a racist and dehumanizing manner, while using the incident to renew calls for responsible use...
The Mandaluyong City government has started providing free Rokid Artificial Intelligence (AI) glasses to residents with visual disabilities as part of its initiative to promote inclusive services through technology. The city government announced on Wednesday, July 15, the launch of what it called...
Nearly three in four consumers worldwide trust personal artificial intelligence (AI) agents to make purchases on their behalf, according to a report by global professional services company Accenture. Based on Accenture’s 2026 Consumer Pulse Survey, around 74 percent of consumers would rather let...
The Philippines aims to complete negotiations with the United States (US) on the long-term framework governing the artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub at New Clark City in Tarlac province under the Pax Silica partnership within two to three months, according to state-run Bases Conversion...
We are addicted to instant. Instant coffee. Instant noodles. Instant messages. Instant loans. Instant delivery. Instant answers. Instant fame. Instant outrage. We want everything now. Watch people waiting for an elevator. The button is already lit, but someone will press it again. And again. As if...
