- Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/3924638104521898/
- my linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartsakwerda/
In 2017 I have setup first Cebu chatbot developer meetup and group. That time there there was little going on the the ‘generative AI’ except for Google’s deepmind experiments. After pivotal release of ChatGPT 3 in 2022, raise of NVIDIA on the stock market and 2024 nobel prize for DeepMind, momentum is with the generative models and so should be the focus of the creative folk in one of the most dynamic content markets in the world: Phillippines. Our group hopes to share the effects of work and practices from accross various industries from text editors in law companeis, spreadsheet admins to creative generation.
NATION STATE, GOVERNMENT, POLITICS
Philippines government is rather slow and behind the adaption curve, but even there AI also posses threat to truth and poltical order, simialr to ‘fake news spread via social media’ during 2016 elections around the world ( Uk brexit, US presidentail and Philippines preseidential to name few).
Given the political realities in the Philippines, any bespoke solution to counter well-entrenched disinformation operations will not resolve all vulnerabilities in the existing information ecosystem. But with the collapse of the country’s ruling political coalition potentially leading to the most contentious midterm vote in over 25 years, coupled with the rise of AI and the eagerness of political operatives to leverage its capabilities, mechanisms must still be instituted.
https://eastasiaforum.org/2024/10/16/tempering-the-philippines-ai-disinformation-storm/
EDUCATION I NTHE ERA OF AI
there are moves toweard implementation of some technologies into the educational cirriculum.
AI IN THE VOICE INDUSTRY – CALLCENTERS AND BPO
Apart from governenace, politcis and rule of law Filipinos mostly anxious about the role generative AI would play in the BPO industry. Business process outsourcing industr employes numbers of young graduates and has been the driving force for Filipinos entering middle class.
More context
The group is meant for people in the Philippines who use or build with generative AI: writers, designers, video editors, developers, teachers and BPO staff. It follows on from the Cebu chatbot developer meetup Bart started in 2017, and is a place to share tools, workflows and honest results from real projects, including the risks such as AI-driven disinformation.
Budots Media’s own focus is Filipino-language AI: a sovereign Filipino language model and multimodal generative AI with native Cebuano and Tagalog support. Local-language models matter for BPO, education and news, where accuracy in Filipino and regional languages affects trust. Related projects include Balita.fyi for Philippine news and Teacher Daisy Jane.
Related
- 2023 All in on generative AI.
- Making MetaHumans with Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra
- Philippines Road – Dataset, Image Labelling
- BUDOTS MEDIA —— 立足菲律宾，服务全球，自研多模态方案，无人机3D扫描与全媒体创作专家，中国科技生态友好伙伴
- Balita.fyi – Philippine news
- Teacher Daisy Jane
Translations
Polski
AI creators Philippines to grupa użytkowników dla osób na Filipinach, które korzystają z generatywnej AI lub ją tworzą: pisarzy, projektantów, montażystów, programistów, nauczycieli i pracowników BPO. W 2017 roku Bart założył pierwsze spotkania twórców chatbotów na Cebu; po premierze ChatGPT w 2022 roku, wzroście NVIDII i Noblu dla DeepMind w 2024 roku impet przeszedł na modele generatywne. Wpis porusza też zagrożenia, takie jak dezinformacja przed wyborami, rolę AI w edukacji oraz obawy o przyszłość branży BPO, która daje pracę wielu młodym absolwentom. Budots Media rozwija AI w języku filipińskim, z obsługą cebuano i tagalogu.
日本語
AI creators Philippinesは、フィリピンで生成AIを使ったり開発したりする人々のためのユーザーグループです。対象はライター、デザイナー、映像編集者、開発者、教師、BPO従事者などです。Bartは2017年にセブ初のチャットボット開発者ミートアップを立ち上げました。2022年のChatGPT公開、NVIDIAの躍進、2024年のDeepMindへのノーベル賞を経て、勢いは生成モデルへと移っています。投稿では、選挙をめぐるAIによる偽情報のリスク、教育へのAI導入、多くの若い大卒者を雇用するBPO業界への不安にも触れています。Budots Mediaはセブアノ語とタガログ語に対応したフィリピン語AIに取り組んでいます。
Filipino
Ang AI creators Philippines ay isang user group para sa mga taga-Pilipinas na gumagamit o bumubuo gamit ang generative AI: mga manunulat, designer, video editor, developer, guro at mga manggagawa sa BPO. Noong 2017, sinimulan ni Bart ang unang chatbot developer meetup sa Cebu. Matapos ang paglabas ng ChatGPT noong 2022, ang pag-angat ng NVIDIA at ang Nobel Prize para sa DeepMind noong 2024, nasa generative model na ang momentum. Tinatalakay din ng post ang panganib ng AI-driven na disinformation sa halalan, ang AI sa edukasyon, at ang pangamba para sa BPO industry na nagbibigay-trabaho sa maraming batang graduate. Nakatuon ang Budots Media sa Filipino-language AI na may suporta sa Cebuano at Tagalog.
العربية
مجموعة AI creators Philippines هي مجموعة مستخدمين لمن يستخدمون الذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي أو يطوّرون به في الفلبين: الكتّاب والمصممون ومحررو الفيديو والمطورون والمعلمون والعاملون في قطاع التعهيد (BPO). في عام 2017 أسس بارت أول لقاء لمطوري روبوتات الدردشة في سيبو. وبعد إطلاق ChatGPT عام 2022، وصعود NVIDIA، وجائزة نوبل لفريق DeepMind عام 2024، انتقل الزخم إلى النماذج التوليدية. يتناول المنشور أيضاً مخاطر التضليل المعلوماتي بالذكاء الاصطناعي في الانتخابات، ودمج الذكاء الاصطناعي في التعليم، والمخاوف على قطاع التعهيد الذي يوظّف كثيراً من الخريجين الشباب. وتركّز Budots Media على ذكاء اصطناعي باللغة الفلبينية يدعم السيبوانو والتاغالوغ.
