The Comelec though cannot afford to ignore the looming threats of generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistingelection frauds.
The Comelec though cannot afford to ignore the looming threats of generative artificial intelligence assisting election frauds. It was Senator Sherwin Gatchalian who first raised the alarm bells of potential risks of online scam hubs using licenses issued by the government to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator that threaten the integrity of the upcoming mid-term elections in May next year. In the same category of so-called “narco-politics,” Sen.
And the worse part of this, Sen. Gatchalian rued, the Commission on Elections has only “ministerial” function in accepting birth certificates as among the documents required in the filing of certificates of candidacy by individuals wanting to run for elective posts. Former Caloocan Congressman Edgar Erice could not agree more with the concerns of Sen. Gatchalian in the light of the recent action of the Supreme Court that cited Comelec “for grave abuse of discretion” in the matter of holding next year’s mid-term polls using an “untested” new automated election system . Erice joined our conversations at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news forum two days after the SC granted his petition for certiorari against the Comelec’s P17.
Erice recalled the Comelec certified these VCMs remain “in good working conditions” on inspections done last year. Another 8,000 VCMs were turned over by Smartmatic to Comelec and gave them one-year warranty until November 2025 for repair and maintenance, he narrated. But a few months later, the Comelec disqualified Smartmatic from participating in any public bidding for elections.
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