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Thailand's government has failed to adequately support its TH-AI Passport initiative, a national AI development program that experts say is crucial for the country's economic competitiveness as AI transforms global industries and labor markets. Despite widespread agreement on the need to embrace artificial intelligence, the government has not provided sufficient funding or commitment to make the program effective.

President Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence as the U.S. seeks to establish regulatory frameworks ahead of China's advancing AI capabilities. The action comes as bipartisan House members simultaneously introduced legislation to govern frontier AI systems, reflecting growing concern about maintaining American technological leadership in the competitive AI race.