Grab Philippines has launched a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to turn real driver-partners into brand ambassadors, testing a new model for producing marketing content that is human-led and consent-driven.
The trend was highlighted at Manila Horizon 2026, a forum hosted by GoComet that brought together supply chain leaders from large Philippine enterprises including Jollibee, IMI, and Century Pacific Foods.
Grok has been under international scrutiny since early January after the system itself acknowledged that it was being exploited to generate malicious content involving real individuals, including celebrities and politicians.
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 9, launched a national program to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) into basic education, focusing on training, safeguards, and curriculum changes rather than rapid classroom deployment.
Logistics firm Fast Logistics Group has rolled out an AI-powered transport management platform as it replaces its in-house system to improve delivery planning, visibility, and operational performance across its nationwide fleet.
Graphics processing units (GPUs) have become the default upgrade for companies building AI systems, particularly for inferencing — the process by which trained models generate outputs from new data. But relying on GPUs alone can limit performance and drive up costs, according to semiconductor firm AMD.
Radenta Technologies and global real-time AI orchestration company Vantiq brought advanced healthcare technology solutions to the Philippines during the 46th National Convention and Exhibition of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPi), held at the Manila Hotel.
Rather than treating AI as a disruptive threat, Citi Philippines CEO and banking head Paul Favila said the bank is taking a measured and pragmatic approach, positioning the technology as a modern upgrade to how work gets done.
