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Practice question: Scope and Definitions

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A government office outsources development of an AI system and claims that it cannot be an 'AI developer' under section 4 of the issued DICT–CSC JMC No. 003, s. 2026 because it wrote no source code itself. Which is correct?
  1. The definition excludes all outsourcing offices
  2. Only an individual programmer can be an AI developer
  3. The definition also includes the government office that outsourced development
  4. Every citizen affected by an output is necessarily its developer
  5. Outsourcing makes the circular inapplicable

Legal references

  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/101138 — A.M. No. 25-11-28-SC, February 18, 2026, AI Governance Framework, Part I.B–C.
  • https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2026/06jun/20260609-DICT-CSC-JMC-003-2026-FRM.pdf — DICT–CSC JMC No. 003, s. 2026, issued June 9, 2026, sections 3–4; section 15 for effectivity conditions.

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