Build AI infrastructure to prepare Filipino youth for industry shift
Source: Upgrade Magazine
Published on: 2026-04-10 01:56
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming industries from banking to business services, and Philippine leading integrated telco PLDT Inc. (PLDT) is positioning universities and communities to participate in that shift by expanding the infrastructure and training needed to deploy the technology. Speaking at a forum marking the 50th anniversary of the Mendiola Consortium at Centro Escolar University in Manila, Blums Pineda, Senior Vice President and Head of Enterprise Business Group at PLDT and Smart, and PLDT Group AI Business Lead, said universities will play a central role in preparing the workforce for an economy increasingly shaped by machine-assisted decision-making. "Artificial intelligence is not just another technology cycle," Pineda said. "It's a general-purpose technology like electricity or the internet -- one that changes how entire industries operate and how professio...
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