TH-AI Passport registration reaches 1.13 million users

Matichon•Economy•5d ago

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The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society reports over 1.13 million pre-registrations for the TH-AI Passport project as of August 21, 2026.

•Over 1.13 million people pre-registered for TH-AI Passport by 13:30 on August 21, 2026.
•Personal and authentication data are stored and processed within Thailand.
•AI Prompts are sent to overseas providers for processing but are prohibited from being used to train the providers' AI models.
•The project aims to collect usage data to develop a Thai-national AI in the future.

•Pre-registration for TH-AI Passport began on August 19, 2026, with an official launch on August 28, 2026, and actual system usage starting August 31, 2026.
•As of 13:30 on August 21, 2026, the number of registered users reached 1,132,496 people.
•Pachara Anantasilp stated that current Thai AI capabilities cannot yet compete with major foreign providers, necessitating the use of overseas models to collect real-world usage data.
•The TH-AI Passport system uses masking to screen and hide sensitive personal information before sending prompts to AI providers.
•Pachara Anantasilp clarified that the TOR specifically prohibits AI providers from using project data to train or develop their own AI models.
•Wetang Puangsup confirmed that personal data, online learning data, and registration data are stored and processed within Thailand according to PDPA and cybersecurity laws.
•Wetang Puangsup stated that reports claiming the TOR requires all processing to be done domestically are distortions of the text, which only 'promotes' domestic processing.

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Pachara Anantasilp

"We are not interested in who is asking, because if we were, that database would have to be very large, but we are not."

เราไม่สนใจว่าใครถาม เพราะถ้าเกิดเราสนใจว่าใครถาม ฐานข้อมูลนั้นจะต้องใหญ่มากๆ แต่ไม่ใช่ เราไม่ได้สนใจ เราแค่ต้องการคำถาม คำตอบเท่านั้น

Wetang Puangsup

"We used the word 'promote' because we know that Prompts must go abroad, but people distorted it, using the word 'must'."

เราใช้คำว่าส่งเสริม เพราะเรารู้ว่า Prompt จะต้องไปต่างประเทศ แต่คนก็บิดเบือน ใช้คำว่าต้อง แต่เราใช้คำว่า ส่งเสริม

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for the TH-AI Passport project and digital laws of the country.

DE(ดีอี)

Abbreviation for the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

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

Also known as BDE, an organization involved in the TH-AI Passport project.

BDE(สดช.)

Abbreviation for the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission.

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 to provide AI access and collect data for the development of a Thai-national AI.

Personal Data Protection Act(กฎหมายคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล)

Also referred to as PDPA, the law under which TH-AI Passport processes personal data.

PDPA

The acronym for the Personal Data Protection Act.