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Pavut critiques TH-AI Passport language errors and budget

Pavut critiques TH-AI Passport language errors and budget

MGR Online•Politics•36m ago

Reader Briefing

MP Pavut Pongvidhyaphan attributes language errors in the TH-AI Passport project to the use of low-cost AI models and calls for transparent monitoring.

  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan identifies that the TH-AI Passport project's image generation produces distorted Thai text because low-cost models were prioritized.
  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan suggests that users should select more capable models like Google's Nano banana or ChatGPT for better Thai language accuracy.
  • •The project budget of 1,600 million baht was changed from a lump sum to a pay-per-use system, costing approximately 24 baht per person.
  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan urges the government to include external experts in the inspection process and open a dashboard for transparency.

Overview

  • •On September 2, Pavut Pongvidhyaphan gave an interview regarding technical issues with the TH-AI Passport project.
  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan stated that the TH-AI Passport project produces distorted language because the initial low-cost model used is not proficient in Thai.
  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan disagreed with Chaiyanok Chidchob's claim that the system needs to learn Thai, asserting instead that the issue lies with the specific model selection.
  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan noted that a contract amendment changed the 1,600 million baht budget to a per-use payment of approximately 24 baht per person.
  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan expressed concern over whether the users of the TH-AI Passport project are real people or fabricated accounts.
  • •Pavut Pongvidhyaphan proposed that the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society open a transparency dashboard and hire external experts to join the inspection committee.

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Key Entities

Person

Pavut Pongvidhyaphan(ภาวุธ พงษ์วิทยภานุ)
A list MP from the People's Party who critiqued the TH-AI Passport project.
Chaiyanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)
The Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)
The political party to which Pavut Pongvidhyaphan belongs.
Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️
The ministry responsible for the TH-AI Passport project and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE).
Googleℹ️
The creator of the Nano banana model mentioned as a more capable AI alternative.

Policy

TH-AI Passport
An AI project that provides AI models for use, currently facing issues with Thai language accuracy in image generation.