Time to test kingdom's AI boom
Bangkok Post · Gleb Tsipursky ·
Thailand has made an ambitious bet on putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work. In October, the government outlined three priorities: building an AI industry, applying AI across existing businesses, and extending the benefits to workers and households. The Board of Investment's (BoI) Skill Bridge is reported to have 42 projects approved worth a total of 2.03 billion baht, with a target of training 76,728 people.
Thailand has made an ambitious bet on putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work. In October, the government outlined three priorities: building an AI industry, applying AI across existing businesses, and extending the benefits to workers and households. The Board of Investment's (BoI) Skill Bridge is reported to have 42 projects approved worth a total of 2.03 billion baht, with a target of training 76,728 people.
The headline number is impressive. The harder question is what those trainees will be able to do when an AI system gives them a persuasive answer that is wrong.
Thai employers need a practical verification test built into the country's AI skills push. A trained employee should be able to check a machine's output against a reliable source, recognise an unusual case, explain a correction and know when to ask a supervisor. Those abilities deserve a place beside technical knowledge on every course completion record.
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