Philippines seeks coders, hackers for military – will it be ‘a career killer’?
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The Philippines is recruiting coders, engineers, and cybersecurity experts to address the growing importance of software and AI in modern warfare. Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has ordered the expansion of a program that allows civilian professionals, including scientists and doctors, to become commissioned officers. The initiative raises concerns about potential negative impacts on professional careers.
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Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr ordered expansion of recruitment program.
Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to expand a program for civilian professionals.
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The recruitment is driven by a battlefield increasingly shaped by software, networks, and artificial intelligence.
South China Morning Post- Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr ordered expansion of recruitment program.
- Aims to attract coders, engineers, and cyber specialists.
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Loaded language removedThe Philippines is targeting to recruit more coders, engineers and cybersecurity specialists into the military, as Manila confronts a battlefield increasingly shaped by software, networks and artificial intelligence.
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The recruitment is driven by a battlefield increasingly shaped by software, networks, and artificial intelligence.
South China Morning PostThe Philippines is recruiting coders, engineers, and cybersecurity specialists for its military.
South China Morning PostDefence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to expand a program for civilian professionals.
South China Morning PostThe program allows civilian professionals like scientists, engineers, doctors, and lawyers to join as commissioned officers.
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