DE Switches AI-Pass Domain to .go.th for Security

Matichon•Economy•5d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is switching the TH-AI Passport registration domain from .net to .go.th due to security concerns.

•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) is changing the domain for TH-AI Passport from .net to .go.th.
•Pre-registration for TH-AI Passport began on August 19, 2026, with 1,127,664 registrants as of August 21, 2026.
•The official system launch is scheduled for August 31, 2026.
•The delay in project launch was caused by contract amendments reviewed by the Office of the Attorney General.

•As of 12:40 PM on August 21, 2026, 1,127,664 people have pre-registered for TH-AI Passport.
•The project launch was delayed because the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society had to amend the original contract after receiving feedback.
•The Office of the Attorney General provided feedback on the contract amendment on August 5, 2026.
•The Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission signed the amended contract on August 18, 2026.
•Pre-registration for TH-AI Passport opened on August 19, 2026, via the domain de.aipass.net.
•Pachara Anantasilp apologized for the use of the .net domain, admitting the ministry's thinking was too shallow.
•The TH-AI Passport system will officially switch to the .go.th domain when it opens for actual use on August 31, 2026.
•Users who pre-registered via the .net domain do not need to re-apply as their data will not be lost.

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Pachara Anantasilp

"We may have thought too shallowly; I apologize."

เราก็อาจจะคิดตื้นไปนิดนึง ขอประทานโทษนะครับ

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the TH-AI Passport project.

Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ)

The agency serving as the contract owner for the TH-AI Passport project.

Office of the Attorney General(สำนักงานอัยการสูงสุด)ℹ️

The agency that reviewed the amended contract for the TH-AI Passport project.

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Pachara Anantasilp(พชร อนันตศิลป์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Wetang Puangsup(เวทางค์ พ่วงทรัพย์)

Secretary-General of the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission.

TH-AI Passport

A project involving pre-registration and digital access launched by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.