Geopolitics
Forging a Sovereign Path: ASEAN's Imperative for Binding AI Governance Under Philippine Leadership
Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s leadership, the Philippines is chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with a focus on artificial intelligence governance, aiming to bridge the digital divide and promote ethical AI use. It is a profound opportunity for ASEAN to resist neo-colonial technological domination by forging a sovereign regulatory path that prioritizes human-centric development and shields the Global South from Western-controlled AI hegemony.
