PH MUST ADOPT AI – PRESIDENT MARCOS

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday said that the government must adopt artificial intelligence (AI) after a thorough study and fully understanding its capabilities and suitability.

“It’s not yet clear. What AI do you use for government? And I’m sure each department has a slightly different AI. And we have to learn. Hindi pa natin alam eh,” President Marcos said in a media interview at Signiel Busan Hotel when asked about AI.

“We have to talk to the experts. We have… not only Filipinos, we have to talk to everybody, the whole world,” the President added.

According to President Marcos, experts need to determine several key aspects, including what AI is capable of and what it excels at, as well as how to use it effectively.

“Think tanks must also give their inputs on where AI is heading and how it will benefit the Philippines if it’s adopted, the President pointed out.

“Paano natin gagamitin para tulungan ‘yung Pilipinas? Para tulungan ‘yung ibang bansa? Para tulungan ‘yung ASEAN? People have to go to the people who are thinking about those issues so they can tell us what their conclusions are,” President Marcos said.

“We can agree or not agree, but at least we have an idea of how the thinking is going and a better idea of the technology so that we know where it is headed and where are the dangerous areas that we need to watch out for.”

He emphasized, however, that AI must be adopted “as much as we can, as soon as we can” in order not to miss a chance, stressing the fast-paced evolution of technologies.

AI is a significant takeaway from the recent APEC summit, the President pointed out, noting that participants discussed its capabilities and benefits to various countries.

Twenty-one APEC member economies came together to discuss pathways to shared prosperity under this year’s Summit theme, “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow: Connect, Innovate, Prosper,’ with the Republic of Korea serving as the host economy.

The APEC 2025 was held at the Hwabaek International Convention Center (HICO) in South Korea from October 31 and November 1.