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Aquino Urges Filipino-Made AI, Cites Risks of Foreign Models
Senator Bam Aquino urged the government to develop a Filipino-made artificial intelligence (AI) model, warning that reliance on foreign alternatives could influence the nation's culture, language, and perspectives. He raised this concern during a budget hearing for the 2027 spending plan.
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bam Aquino on Wednesday urged the government to develop a Filipino-made artificial intelligence (AI) model, warning that continued reliance on foreign-made ones could influence Filipinos’ culture, language, and perspectives. Aquino raised the concern during the Senate committee on finance’s budget hearing on the 2027 spending plan of the Department of Science and Technology. He argued that an AI model developed domestically would better reflect Philippine society and the values of its people. The senator called for a national discussion on the potential impacts of foreign AI models. Source: Inquirer NewsInfo
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