News Summary

• Akbayan Party-list Rep.
• Chel Diokno has renewed efforts to create a national framework for artificial intelligence (AI) governance in the Philippines.
• Under the proposal, workers who get affected by AI would be given reskilling and upskilling, plus assistance for job transition and that sort of support.
• Companies that plan to use high-impact AI systems would also need to let affected workers know at least six months before those systems are deployed.
• There’s also an AI Bill of Rights part, which would cover privacy, transparency, and protection against unfair decisions made by AI, for real.