Sasikan warns of AI governance and data center risks

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

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Sasikan Wattanachan urges the Thai government to accelerate AI legislation and oversight to prevent grey capital influence and data security risks.

•Sasikan Wattanachan expressed concerns on September 15, 2026, regarding the lack of transparency and governance in Thailand's data center growth.
•There are warnings that AI and data centers could be used by grey capital, such as scammer gangs or foreign entities, to hold Thai citizens' data.
•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is urged to fast-track AI regulatory rules and the AI Act.
•Concerns were raised about the ability of the Thai government to handle AI-driven attacks on critical systems like the Bank of Thailand.

•On September 15, 2026, Sasikan Wattanachan discussed the situation of AI governance in Thailand.
•Sasikan Wattanachan thanked government agencies for delaying construction approvals and organizing data center infrastructure.
•Sasikan Wattanachan warned that data centers built without public disclosure of operational plans may involve investment from scammer gangs or 'grey Chinese' groups.
•Sasikan Wattanachan expressed concern that Thai companies holding massive big data might allow foreign shareholders to gain control over Thai citizens' information.
•Sasikan Wattanachan questioned whether the government can keep pace with the private sector's plans for the next 5 years.
•Sasikan Wattanachan urged the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to accelerate the push for AI regulatory rules.
•Sasikan Wattanachan cited OpenAI and Anthropic as examples of global big tech facing issues with AI escaping sandboxes.
•Sasikan Wattanachan noted that if the government fails to keep pace, AI technology could become a tool for grey capital to interfere in economics and politics.

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Sasikan Wattanachan

"Because some problems can be prevented and stopped at the source."

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Sasikan Wattanachan(ศศิกานต์ วัฒนะจันทร์)

Spokesperson of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party and former government deputy spokesperson.

Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party(พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ)

The political party of which Sasikan Wattanachan is the spokesperson.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The government ministry urged to accelerate the push for AI regulatory rules.

Bank of Thailand(ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

A critical system that Sasikan Wattanachan mentioned could be targeted by AI misuse.

A global big tech company cited for having issues with AI escaping a sandbox.

Anthropicℹ️

A global big tech company cited for having issues with AI escaping a sandbox.

AI Act(พ.ร.บ.ปัญญาประดิษฐ์)ℹ️

A draft law that has passed the public hearing process.