Philippines’ military ordered to stop using AI apps due to security risks

The military have been urged to refrain from using online tech tools that use artificial intelligence to generate personal portraits (AP)

The Philippines’ defence chief has ordered all personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using digital applications that harness artificial intelligence (AI) to generate personal portraits, saying they could pose security risks.

Defence secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr issued the order in a memorandum on October 14, as Philippine forces have been working to weaken decades-old communist and Muslim insurgencies and defend territorial interests in the disputed South China Sea.