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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I explore how Microsoft is helping Thailand modernize its legal system using AI and cloud technologies to support its bid for OECD membership.
Highlights
00:03 — Microsoft is helping to transform Thailand’s legal system using AI and cloud technologies. The company is working closely with the Office of the Council of State. This effort is a critical part of the country’s ambition to join the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD.
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00:30 — At the heart of this partnership is the TH2OECD initiative, an AI-powered legal comparison platform built on the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. This platform automatically translates and analyzes more than 70,000 Thai legislative documents and compares them with over 270 OECD legal instruments.
01:06 — It’s an interesting use case for AI. Here, it’s demonstrating the technology’s capabilities in action. And while it’s common for companies to implement ambitious analysis and management programs for their internal purposes, doing so at a governmental scale is even more impressive.
