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The Supreme Court just drew a hard line on AI in Philippine courts, and a global study reveals what people actually want from AI.
Here’s what happened in AI this week:
Supreme Court issued AI framework for Philippine courts
Anthropic surveyed 80,000 users on hopes and fears
GCash launched Pera Coach, an AI financial coach
OpenAI released faster, cheaper GPT-5.4 mini and nano
Google upgraded vibe coding in AI Studio
The Supreme Court Drew a Line on AI in Philippine Courts
Hindi biglaan ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema. Tatlong taon itong pinag-aralan.
As early as 2023, Philippine courts began quietly pilot-testing AI tools by starting with Scriptix, an AI transcription tool for court stenographers. The results were hard to ignore. The Sandiganbayan and first- and second-level courts reported 50–80% faster transcription times. By June 2025, the Office of the Court Administrator had already directed stenographers to use Scriptix as standard practice.
But using one tool is different from having a policy. So on February 18, the Supreme Court en banc formalized a 25-page framework, not just for transcription, but for all AI use across the entire judiciary.
The framework's clearest stance: human control must always be paramount. Bago mag-deploy ng kahit anong AI tool, kailangan munang aprubahan ng en banc. Every use must be disclosed. Every output must document the level of AI involvement and human oversight.
The sharpest rule: predictive AI, i.e., tools that forecast case outcomes, is classified as high-risk. The court is explicitly wary of AI making probabilistic judgments about justice.
This framework didn't come from fear of AI. It came from courts that already tried it, saw what worked, and decided to govern it before it governed them. That's not a warning. That's maturity.
What 80,000 People Really Think About AI
Anthropic asked 80,508 actual users across 159 countries and 70 languages what AI is doing for their lives. Hindi kung ano ang posible. Kung ano ang nangyayari na.
The number one thing people want? Not smarter AI. Not AGI. They want AI to handle the soul-draining work so they can go home on time, cook dinner, spend time with their kids.
For Filipinos specifically, the findings hit differently. People in lower-income countries are significantly more optimistic about AI than those in Europe or the US. Bakit? Because for us, AI isn't a threat to a comfortable career. It's access. It's the tutor we couldn't afford, the business partner we never had, the support we can’t pay.
But the freelancer finding is the one worth sitting with. Freelancers benefit from AI more than almost any other group — and fear displacement more than almost any other group. Sabay. Sa iisang tao. If you're a Filipino freelancer using AI to compete globally while quietly wondering if AI will replace you entirely — you're not alone. That tension is real, and this study proves it.
81% of respondents said AI had already moved them closer to what they wanted. Hindi hula ito. Track record na.r the US. As seen in the chart below, Southeast Asia is less concerned about AI.
Bes, Ano Yung…Predictive AI
Predictive AI or predictive artificial intelligence is a type of AI that analyzes existing data to forecast what will happen next.
Ito yung AI na nagtatanong ng "based on everything I know, anong malamang na mangyayari?" Ginagamit ito sa credit scoring, medical diagnosis, at sa ilang bansa, sa mga hukuman para hulaan kung may posibilidad na mag-reoffend ang isang suspek.
That last one is exactly why the Supreme Court flagged it as high-risk. The problem with predictive AI is the data. If the data used to train it carries existing bias against the poor or a specific group, the AI will replicate that bias at scale, consistently, and without question. In a court setting, that's not just one bad judgment call. That's a systematically broken system. One wrong prediction, and someone goes to jail who shouldn't.
GCash Just Put a Financial Coach in Your Pocket
GCash launched Pera Coach, an AI financial coach built with Microsoft, embedded directly in the app, speaking English, Tagalog, Cebuano, and Hiligaynon.
The context matters. Only 25% of Filipino adults are financially literate. Just 2% correctly answered six basic financial questions in a 2021 BSP survey. Maraming Pilipino ang may GCash pero kulang ang kaalaman kung paano gamitin ang pera.
Pera Coach responds to your goals, budget questions, and risk appetite. To access, open GCash, go to Save or Invest, tap the Pera Coach banner.
One caveat worth keeping in mind: this is an educational tool, not a licensed financial advisor. It explains and guides. The final call is still yours.
But for a country where quality financial advice has always cost money, having a free, multilingual, 24/7 coach inside the app millions already use daily? That's a real shift.
Perplexity Just Built an AI That Knows Your Medical History
Health questions are the most Googled and the most dangerous to get wrong. Perplexity Health launches as a direct answer to that problem, an AI health tool that doesn't just search the web, but pulls from your actual personal health data.
Connect your Apple Health, electronic health records from over 1.7 million care providers, Fitbit, Ultrahuman, Withings, and more and Perplexity answers health questions from all of it in one place. Ask about your resting heart rate and it factors in your recent activity, cardiac history, and latest bloodwork simultaneously.
The downside lang ay kailangan ng Perplexity Computer bago ma-access ang health. Hind ito available sa free subscribers at hindi naman libre para sa Pro subscribers. Kung Pro subscriber ka, kailangan pang bumili ng credits para magamit ang feature.
However, these has limitation as well. It is educational, not diagnostic. It won't replace your doctor or any medical professional.
But the direction is worth watching. Karamihan sa atin ay nagse-self-diagnose sa Google anyway. Kaya this is a step forward but not a solution. At abangan rin natin ang ChatGPT Health. They initially announced wait list program and I signed up for that.
Mga Ibang Ganap
Google upgraded its AI Studio vibe coding experience with the Antigravity agent, adding Firebase backend support, multiplayer features, and production-ready app deployment from a single prompt.
OpenAI released GPT-5.4 mini and nano, running 2x faster than GPT-5 mini at a fraction of the cost, built for background coding tasks and subagent workflows.
Microsoft pulled back Copilot AI integrations from Windows 11 apps including Photos, Notepad, and Snipping Tool, citing user feedback on AI bloat and concerns around reliability.
The Philippines launched I AM SECURE 2026, a government-private sector cybersecurity program addressing AI-driven threats, with agencies DICT, CICC, and PNP calling for a whole-of-nation defense approach.
Prompt Tip!
Nagka-access ako sa Perplexity Health at sinubukan ko ang Computer para gumawa ng personalized fitness plan. Ang ginawa ko lang ay sinabi ko ang goal ko (lose weight, retain muscle), tsineck ang mga health conditions na applicable sa akin, at pinili ang lifestyle level ko. Kinuha niya lahat 'yun at nagbigay ng structured weekly program — upper body, cardio, lower body, full body — with progressive overload, food intake targets, at macros.
Ang totoo? Kamukhang-kamukha ng plan na binigay sa akin ng gym coach ko dati. Pero mas detalyado ito. At nag-consider pa ng existing conditions ko which my old coach never bothered to ask.
The catch: this used 192 credits out of my 4,000 promotional credits. That's roughly ₱100 per workflow dahil $1 is 100 credits. Magastos 'yan kapag marami kang gustong gawin.
My honest take: If you have zero gym experience, don't go full solo on this. Get a coach for at least your first two years. Perplexity Health is a solid tool but it works best when you already know enough to evaluate what it gives you. And if hindi ka pa ever nagpapa-consult sa physician to get your blood sugar, cholesterol and other blood chem stuff, mas maiging magpa-consult muna bago mag-result sa AI tools. Mas maganda yung malinaw sa’yo kung nasaan ang health mo ngayon.
That’s all for today!
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