Since retiring from the bench, I have witnessed how tech wonderfully reshapes the pursuit of knowledge and justice. Recently, at a seminar on “Decision Intelligence and Supercreativity Leading in the Age of AI” sponsored by PLDT and other MVP companies, I heard that AI chatbots dive far beyond the simple search engines I knew. They…
Last week, I took up artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to the judiciary. Now, let me say that AI is a force that reshapes every sector and challenges even enthusiasts, like ancient me, to keep up. Lucky am I to witness this unfolding phenomenon for two reasons: (1) It renews my awe for human…
Every great revolution reshaped human life and the laws that protect it. The agricultural age gave us laws on land and food; the industrial age, on commerce and labor; the information age, on computers, data and behavior. Now, with the dawn of the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), technology no longer merely assists us; it…
I have written at least eight columns on the outrageous flood control scams, the investigations, the apparent culprits, the laws applicable, and the personalities who could hasten the criminal prosecution, the return of the ill-gotten loot to the national treasury and the prevention of their recurrence. As a result, I have received about 800 comments…
Together with the Constitution, the Anti-Graft Law (RA 3019) and the Law of Forfeiture of Ill-Gotten Wealth (RA 1379), I consider the Ethical Standards Law (RA 6713) as the “Bible” of public officials who must therefore obey it especially amid these stupefying billion-peso pork barrel, trillion-peso legislative insertions and other mind-bending scams. All these could have…
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