Marcos signs EO adopting AI framework, creates national council

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order adopting the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Framework and creating the National Artificial Intelligence…

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order adopting the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Framework and creating the National Artificial Intelligence Council (NAIC).

Signed on November 12, Executive Order No. 131 adopts the AI Governance Framework as the "national strategic guide for policy formulation, regulatory coordination, institutional development, capacity-building, and other governance measures necessary to support and strengthen the Philippine AI ecosystem."

During a press briefing on Saturday, Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said the EO recognizes AI as a tool to improve the lives of Filipinos.

"Kailangan tiyakin din na ang pag-unlad ng AI ay may konkretong pakinabang sa mga manggagawa, negosyo, komunidad at buong bansa," Castro said.

(We also need to ensure that advances in AI bring concrete benefits to workers, businesses, communities and the entire country.)

"Layon nitong tiyakin na ang AI ay maipatutupad nang responsable, ligtas, etikal at may sapat na proteksyon upang mapanatili ang tiwala ng publiko," she added.

(The measure aims to ensure that AI is implemented responsibly, safely and ethically, with adequate safeguards to maintain public trust.)

Under the executive order, the NAIC is mandated to coordinate, facilitate and monitor the implementation of the AI Governance Framework and related initiatives.

The council is composed of a chairperson, a vice chairperson and 10 members—nine representing government agencies and one from the private sector. It will report directly to the President.

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