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...
Richard Gutierrez has addressed the controversy surrounding the alleged use of artificial intelligence or AI in the hit action-drama "Blood vs. Duty." We spoke with the actor recently and he confirmed that the production does make use of AI, but stressed that it is limited to post-production work...
Millions of Filipinos know him simply as "Kuya Kurt." He 's the American who speaks Tagalog with ease, eats at neighborhood carinderias, chats with jeepney drivers and somehow turns everyday encounters into videos watched by millions. What many don 't know is that before the viral fame,...
The online furor over the alleged use of artificial intelligence in local series "Sigabo" and "Blood Vs. Duty" has so far centered on one question: Does it look convincing? Many viewers have dismissed the supposed AI-generated scenes as "cringe," while others have welcomed the technology as a fresh...
The development of the planned artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub in New Clark City is expected to begin soon, with the project recognized as a top economic priority for the United States (US), according to the country’s investment czar. Finance Secretary Frederick Go said he recently...
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), data from 10 countries estimates that at least 20 million children have used AI (Artificial Intelligence). The data show that young people are adopting the technology more than three times as fast as adults. A little closer to home, a...
