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Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said in a press briefing on August 17 that, citing concerns about the accuracy of the visuals presented to the Senate impeachment court, Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team objected to the prosecution’s use of AI-generated images during the impeachment trial. (Video courtesy of OVP)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/08/18/dutertes-defense-objects-to-ai-generated-images-used-in-impeachment-trial

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00:00What reaction do you think of the AI-generated simulations?
00:06How do you think of the thoughts?
00:08Of course, we had to object to that because we had to ask at least for the proper basis
00:13about AI was using.
00:16But the presiding officer, the presiding officer,
00:22we had to register our objections.
00:24For us, we had to register our objections.
00:33Because we know that AI sometimes does not really depict
00:37the real itsura of things.
00:42What do you think of it?
00:47I would like to at least try to understand
00:52the side of the prosecution.
00:53Kasi siyempre, they just wanted to show some graphics
00:57to give a picture
01:00kung ano ba yung punto na gusto nilang ipasok
01:04sa kanilang pagtatanong.
01:05So perhaps that's the reason why they used yung ganong AI.
01:10But again, all we had to do was object to that.
01:14All we could do was object to that
01:16kasi nga baka hindi accurate.
01:17And usually, hindi nagiging accurate talaga pag AI sa ngayon.
01:21But nakikita naman natin yung punto ng prosecution
01:23kaya nila ginawa yun.
01:25They wanted to give everyone
01:26maybe not just people in court
01:28but even the public
01:29kung ano yung puntong gusto nilang marating.
01:42Kasi hindi natin ma-determine yung accuracy
01:45kung ganun ba talaga ang itsura ng 125 million.
01:49And to be honest ako personally, I have not seen 125 million in person.
01:53So, yun lang talaga yung concern natin.
01:57Yung pagating sa accurate depiction.
01:59May hindi na ikita ba kayong risk doon attorney
02:02if sa mga susunod na healings
02:04kukamit pa ng AI-generated photos
02:07para lang magbigay ng context
02:09doon sa in-expecting execution?
02:11I think yung main concern lang talaga namin
02:14is kung accurate yung nakikita
02:15kasi baka exaggerated yung nakikita
02:17o kahit hindi exaggerated
02:19baka naman hindi talaga yun
02:22yung itsura ng gustong ipakita
02:23but the witness naman is able to answer
02:26so, kahit pa paano
02:28yung kanina, all we wanted was just to register our objection.
02:33So, you're considering po na mag-submit ng motion
02:36or manifestation na ipag-fawal na lang?
02:39I think we already,
02:40well, we haven't really spoken about it after this
02:43so I don't want to foreclose any possibility
02:47but sa ngayon naman,
02:48nanote naman yung continuing objection namin doon.
02:51I think that's enough for now.
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