Miguel Enriquez
@miguelenriquez.bsky.social
🇵🇭 political scientist. Associate Research Fellow @ RSIS, NTU 🇸🇬. I talk digital/AI governance, populism, and Philippine/US politics and foreign policy.
All opinions are personal and do not reflect the position/s of RSIS.
All opinions are personal and do not reflect the position/s of RSIS.
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The AI Action Summit Offers Clues for the Future of Multilateralism
SYNOPSIS The recently held AI Action Summit in Paris offers some positive prospects and critical challenges that will influence the future of multilateralism. Amidst unfavourable geopolitical headwind...
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In my latest for the RSIS Commentary Series:
What can last month’s AI Action Summit tell us about the future of multilateralism? The road ahead is tough, but not all hope is lost. My take: look at what small states and middle powers will do.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
What can last month’s AI Action Summit tell us about the future of multilateralism? The road ahead is tough, but not all hope is lost. My take: look at what small states and middle powers will do.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
“You are arguing with an economist!”
Like that should ever stop anybody from questioning the validity of anyone’s arguments?
If I ever become so arrogant that I assert that any of my policy arguments are foolproof by virtue of my profession, my family should put me in a home!
Like that should ever stop anybody from questioning the validity of anyone’s arguments?
If I ever become so arrogant that I assert that any of my policy arguments are foolproof by virtue of my profession, my family should put me in a home!
June 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
“You are arguing with an economist!”
Like that should ever stop anybody from questioning the validity of anyone’s arguments?
If I ever become so arrogant that I assert that any of my policy arguments are foolproof by virtue of my profession, my family should put me in a home!
Like that should ever stop anybody from questioning the validity of anyone’s arguments?
If I ever become so arrogant that I assert that any of my policy arguments are foolproof by virtue of my profession, my family should put me in a home!
In my first piece for Fulcrum: while Philippine AI governance is currently stuck in neutral, it is not too late to shift gears towards a more robust policy.
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Philippine AI Governance: Time to Shift Gears | FULCRUM
While acknowledging the importance of establishing a framework for AI governance, the Philippine government has not enacted relevant laws or introduced regulatory policies through executive action.
fulcrum.sg
April 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
In my first piece for Fulcrum: while Philippine AI governance is currently stuck in neutral, it is not too late to shift gears towards a more robust policy.
fulcrum.sg/philippine-a...
fulcrum.sg/philippine-a...
I slightly disagree with the take to focus on negotiating lower tariffs. While it’s going to be useful, I don’t think Trump is going to budge anytime soon.
Better focus on (a) building trade relationships with other partners and (b) inviting MNCs to reshore production in 🇵🇭
Better focus on (a) building trade relationships with other partners and (b) inviting MNCs to reshore production in 🇵🇭
April 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I slightly disagree with the take to focus on negotiating lower tariffs. While it’s going to be useful, I don’t think Trump is going to budge anytime soon.
Better focus on (a) building trade relationships with other partners and (b) inviting MNCs to reshore production in 🇵🇭
Better focus on (a) building trade relationships with other partners and (b) inviting MNCs to reshore production in 🇵🇭
In my latest for the RSIS Commentary Series:
What can last month’s AI Action Summit tell us about the future of multilateralism? The road ahead is tough, but not all hope is lost. My take: look at what small states and middle powers will do.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
What can last month’s AI Action Summit tell us about the future of multilateralism? The road ahead is tough, but not all hope is lost. My take: look at what small states and middle powers will do.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
The AI Action Summit Offers Clues for the Future of Multilateralism
SYNOPSIS The recently held AI Action Summit in Paris offers some positive prospects and critical challenges that will influence the future of multilateralism. Amidst unfavourable geopolitical headwind...
rsis.edu.sg
March 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
In my latest for the RSIS Commentary Series:
What can last month’s AI Action Summit tell us about the future of multilateralism? The road ahead is tough, but not all hope is lost. My take: look at what small states and middle powers will do.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
What can last month’s AI Action Summit tell us about the future of multilateralism? The road ahead is tough, but not all hope is lost. My take: look at what small states and middle powers will do.
rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publica...
Reposted by Miguel Enriquez
From the archives: Two documentaries on EDSA from 2011 and 2016 are now available to stream for free on the ABS-CBN News Youtube channel.
LINK: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
LINK: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
February 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
From the archives: Two documentaries on EDSA from 2011 and 2016 are now available to stream for free on the ABS-CBN News Youtube channel.
LINK: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
LINK: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Reposted by Miguel Enriquez
#TodayinHistory in 1986, the EDSA People Power Revolution triumphed. Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. lost control of the Philippine military. Corazon C. Aquino was sworn in as 11th President of the Philippines. By 9:25 PM, the Marcos family had fled to Hawaii.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BFr... #Edusky
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BFr... #Edusky
February 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1986, the EDSA People Power Revolution triumphed. Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. lost control of the Philippine military. Corazon C. Aquino was sworn in as 11th President of the Philippines. By 9:25 PM, the Marcos family had fled to Hawaii.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BFr... #Edusky
www.facebook.com/share/p/1BFr... #Edusky
4/10 ASEAN members 🇰🇭🇮🇩🇸🇬🇹🇭 signed the AI Action Summit’s Declaration on inclusive AI.
Disappointed 🇵🇭 skipped this one. As we have no national AI governance blueprint, we have nothing to share at the int’l level.
As I said before, inaction is costing us leverage.
www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...
Disappointed 🇵🇭 skipped this one. As we have no national AI governance blueprint, we have nothing to share at the int’l level.
As I said before, inaction is costing us leverage.
www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...
Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet.
Read the Statement.
www.elysee.fr
February 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
4/10 ASEAN members 🇰🇭🇮🇩🇸🇬🇹🇭 signed the AI Action Summit’s Declaration on inclusive AI.
Disappointed 🇵🇭 skipped this one. As we have no national AI governance blueprint, we have nothing to share at the int’l level.
As I said before, inaction is costing us leverage.
www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...
Disappointed 🇵🇭 skipped this one. As we have no national AI governance blueprint, we have nothing to share at the int’l level.
As I said before, inaction is costing us leverage.
www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...
NEDA just published a Policy Note on AI.
I agree we need a concrete governance direction. We don’t have national AI guidelines yet and house bills are stuck in committee.
Every sector is waiting how we’ll tackle AI ethics issues. Gov’t needs to move fast. neda.gov.ph/policy-note-...
I agree we need a concrete governance direction. We don’t have national AI guidelines yet and house bills are stuck in committee.
Every sector is waiting how we’ll tackle AI ethics issues. Gov’t needs to move fast. neda.gov.ph/policy-note-...
neda.gov.ph
February 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
NEDA just published a Policy Note on AI.
I agree we need a concrete governance direction. We don’t have national AI guidelines yet and house bills are stuck in committee.
Every sector is waiting how we’ll tackle AI ethics issues. Gov’t needs to move fast. neda.gov.ph/policy-note-...
I agree we need a concrete governance direction. We don’t have national AI guidelines yet and house bills are stuck in committee.
Every sector is waiting how we’ll tackle AI ethics issues. Gov’t needs to move fast. neda.gov.ph/policy-note-...
Good on ISS, and good on the Board as well for recommending an against vote.
ISS urges Apple investors to vote against proposal to scrap diversity policies - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/iss-urges-apple-investors-vote-against-proposal-scrap-diversity-policies-4924546
ISS urges Apple investors to vote against proposal to scrap diversity policies
:Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday recommended that Apple shareholders vote against an investor proposal asking the tech giant to consider abolishing its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.Big Tech companies Meta, Alphabet and Amazon are among a series of firms that
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February 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Good on ISS, and good on the Board as well for recommending an against vote.
Int’l outlets reporting on yesterday’s events described that Filipino congressmen have “endorsed” or “moved forward” with the VP’s impeachment.
I think that’s a bit misleading. The most appropriate description is: Sara Duterte has been impeached.
I think that’s a bit misleading. The most appropriate description is: Sara Duterte has been impeached.
February 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Int’l outlets reporting on yesterday’s events described that Filipino congressmen have “endorsed” or “moved forward” with the VP’s impeachment.
I think that’s a bit misleading. The most appropriate description is: Sara Duterte has been impeached.
I think that’s a bit misleading. The most appropriate description is: Sara Duterte has been impeached.
The Philippine Senate is set to preside over an impeachment trial in the middle of the official campaign period for the 2025 midterm election.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco on the number of congressmen who signed the fourth impeachment complaint against VP Sara Duterte: We have enough, 102 lang ang requirement. It was last reported 153 na. Pero wala pa kaming exact number until we report it to the plenary. | via Vivienne Gulla
Lawmakers say House meeting set, reportedly about VP Sara impeachment
February 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The Philippine Senate is set to preside over an impeachment trial in the middle of the official campaign period for the 2025 midterm election.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
All election debates/townhalls must be broadcast LIVE.
Also, don’t want to do it? Ok then, 50 cents per voter slashed from your allowable campaign expense per no-show.
Also, don’t want to do it? Ok then, 50 cents per voter slashed from your allowable campaign expense per no-show.
February 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
All election debates/townhalls must be broadcast LIVE.
Also, don’t want to do it? Ok then, 50 cents per voter slashed from your allowable campaign expense per no-show.
Also, don’t want to do it? Ok then, 50 cents per voter slashed from your allowable campaign expense per no-show.
goodluck.
Philippines president plans to meet Trump to discuss immigration policy - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/philippines-president-plans-meet-trump-discuss-immigration-policy-4905791
Philippines president plans to meet Trump to discuss immigration policy
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday (Jan 30) he plans to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss various issues including immigration, in an effort to influen
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January 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
goodluck.
I think it’s time for me to sort my work tasks via an Eisenhower Matrix 😆
January 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I think it’s time for me to sort my work tasks via an Eisenhower Matrix 😆
Oh, NOW you're concerned about IP and copyright?
Microsoft probing if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data, Bloomberg News reports - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/microsoft-probing-if-deepseek-linked-group-improperly-obtained-openai-data-bloomberg-news-reports-4902891
Microsoft probing if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data, Bloomberg News reports
Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI's technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
www.channelnewsasia.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Oh, NOW you're concerned about IP and copyright?
She’s running for president.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
She’s running for president.
Sputnik moment? Sputnik was the world's first manmade satellite. DeepSeek is NOT the world's first LLM.
Besides, anybody in the US who was thinking that China will never get to develop its own LLM at a similar pace vs. OpenAI/Google/Meta/Anthropic is, frankly, deluded.
Besides, anybody in the US who was thinking that China will never get to develop its own LLM at a similar pace vs. OpenAI/Google/Meta/Anthropic is, frankly, deluded.
January 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Sputnik moment? Sputnik was the world's first manmade satellite. DeepSeek is NOT the world's first LLM.
Besides, anybody in the US who was thinking that China will never get to develop its own LLM at a similar pace vs. OpenAI/Google/Meta/Anthropic is, frankly, deluded.
Besides, anybody in the US who was thinking that China will never get to develop its own LLM at a similar pace vs. OpenAI/Google/Meta/Anthropic is, frankly, deluded.
Even the Pope has entered the AI Governance chat. www.straitstimes.com/world/vatica...
Vatican says AI has ‘shadow of evil’, calls for close oversight
“AI-generated fake media” may fuel political polarisation and social unrest, it warns. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Even the Pope has entered the AI Governance chat. www.straitstimes.com/world/vatica...
Just in case anybody wondered, “is Apple an AI company?”
January 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Just in case anybody wondered, “is Apple an AI company?”
Look, if DC was trying to condition aid to California before he even took office, did we really stand any chance?
January 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Look, if DC was trying to condition aid to California before he even took office, did we really stand any chance?
Reposted by Miguel Enriquez
Breaking news: The sudden popularity of a Chinese artificial intelligence model called DeepSeek pummeled stocks Monday, with the tech-focused Nasdaq index down nearly 3.5 percent at the market open.
China’s DeepSeek AI app sends U.S. tech stocks reeling
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index lost nearly 4 percent in early trading Monday, with chipmaker Nvidia down nearly 12 percent.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Breaking news: The sudden popularity of a Chinese artificial intelligence model called DeepSeek pummeled stocks Monday, with the tech-focused Nasdaq index down nearly 3.5 percent at the market open.
I always hear about how the general public in the region has little to no knowledge about ASEAN and how that needs to be improved. Then again, the general public is not the one being vetted to run the Pentagon.
Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
January 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I always hear about how the general public in the region has little to no knowledge about ASEAN and how that needs to be improved. Then again, the general public is not the one being vetted to run the Pentagon.
Reposted by Miguel Enriquez
Catholic pilgrims swarm the andas or carriage of the centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ for the annual feast of the Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila.
January 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Catholic pilgrims swarm the andas or carriage of the centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ for the annual feast of the Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila.