El jefe de defensa de Filipinas orden\u00f3 a todo el personal de defensa y a los 163.000 miembros del ej\u00e9rcito que se abstengan de utilizar aplicaciones digitales que aprovechen la inteligencia artificial para generar retratos personales, diciendo que podr\u00edan plantear riesgos de seguridad. Advirti\u00f3 espec\u00edficamente contra el uso de una aplicaci\u00f3n digital que requiere que los usuarios env\u00eden al menos 10 fotograf\u00edas de s\u00ed mismos y luego utiliza la IA para crear “una persona digital que imita c\u00f3mo habla y se mueve un individuo real”. Estas aplicaciones plantean \u201criesgos importantes para la privacidad y la seguridad\u201d.<\/p>\n
MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The Philippine defense chief has ordered all defense personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using digital applications that harness artificial intelligence to generate personal portraits, saying they could pose security risks.<\/p>\n
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro issued the order in an Oct. 14 memorandum, as Philippine forces have been working to weaken decades-old communist and Muslim insurgencies as well as\u00a0defend territorial interests in the disputed South China Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Defense Department on Friday confirmed the authenticity of the memo, which has been circulating online in recent days, but did not provide other details, including what prompted Teodoro to issue the prohibition.<\/p>\n Teodoro specifically warned against the use of a digital app that requires users to submit at least 10 pictures of themselves and then harnesses AI to create \u201ca digital person that mimics how a real individual speaks and moves.\u201d Such apps pose \u201csignificant privacy and security risks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis seemingly harmless and amusing AI-powered application can be maliciously used to create fake profiles that can lead to identity theft, social engineering, phishing attacks and other malicious activities,\u201d Teodoro said. \u201cThere has already been a report of such a case.\u201d<\/p>\n Teodoro ordered all defense and military personnel \u201cto refrain from using AI photo generator applications and practice vigilance in sharing information online\u201d and said their actions should adhere to the Defense Department\u2019s values and policies.<\/p>\n