Pavut criticizes TH-AI Passport for language errors and budget issues

Khaosod•Politics•35m ago

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MP Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu criticizes the TH-AI Passport project for language errors and calls for transparent inspection by external experts.

•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu identified that TH-AI Passport generates distorted language because cheap AI models are provided as the primary options.
•The project budget was adjusted from a lump sum of 1.6 billion baht to a pay-per-use model costing over 24 baht per person.
•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu urged the Government to include external experts in the inspection committee and open a dashboard for transparency.
•The interview took place on September 2, 2026, at the Parliament.

•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu gave an interview at the Parliament on September 2, 2026.
•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu stated that TH-AI Passport produces distorted language because the initial models chosen were inexpensive and not proficient in Thai.
•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu noted that higher-quality models like Google's Nano banana or ChatGPT are more proficient in Thai than the Chinese models currently used in the project.
•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu mentioned that the project budget changed from a 1.6 billion baht lump sum to a pay-per-use system costing over 24 baht per person.
•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu expressed concern regarding whether the number of users reported by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society are real people or fabricated.
•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu urged the Government to appoint external private sector experts to the inspection committee for fairness and accuracy.
•Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu suggested the use of a public dashboard to show current usage figures for transparency.

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Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu

"It is taking cheap things to provide as the first choice, because if good things were the first choice, it would consume many resources and costs."

เป็นการเอาของถูกมาให้เลือกใช้ เป็นตัวเลือกแรก เพราะถ้าเอาของดีมาให้ใช้เป็นตัวเลือกแรก ก็จะกินทรัพยากรกินค่าใช้จ่ายเยอะ

Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu(ภาวุธ พงษ์วิทยภานุ)

A list MP from the People's Party who criticized the TH-AI Passport project.

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

The Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu belongs.

Government(รัฐบาล)ℹ️

The entity responsible for the TH-AI Passport project and its cost-saving measures.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the TH-AI Passport project and promoting its use among government agencies.

The developer of the Nano banana model mentioned as a proficient Thai language option.

Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️

The location where Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu gave the interview.

TH-AI Passport

An AI project provided by the government that Pavut Pongvidhyaphanu criticized for its model selection and budget transparency.