AI Passport risks foreign reliance

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Thailand's TH-AI Passport project faces criticism for potentially fostering dependence on foreign AI platforms unless redesigned to emphasize domestic innovation and task complexity-based access. A trade group warned subsidy costs might outweigh benefits.

The government's TH-AI Passport project risks becoming a costly subsidy for foreign artificial intelligence (AI) platforms unless it is redesigned around targeted model access based on task complexity, domestic innovation and measurable productivity gains, says a trade group.