The government's TH-AI Passport project risks becoming a costly subsidy for foreign artificial intelligence (AI) platforms unless it is redesigned around targeted model access based on task complexity, domestic innovation and measurable productivity gains, says a trade group.
Without stronger support for Thai developers, local large language models (LLMs), startup credits, domestic AI infrastructure and transparent usage reporting, the project could increase short-term AI adoption while leaving Thailand more dependent on global technology providers, rather than helping to build a sustainable national AI structure, according to the AI Entrepreneur Association of Thailand (AIEAT) and technology pundits.
