Dr. Jo Promotes Transparent Bangkok, AI Catches Corruption, Returns Over 20 Billion Baht to Bangkok Residents
Dr. Jo's "Transparent Bangkok, AI Catches Corruption" policy deploys artificial intelligence to detect procurement fraud and recover over 20 billion baht for residents. The Bangkok Redflag AI system targets corruption in budget specificatio
Dr. Jo launches the 'Transparent Bangkok, AI Catches Corruption' policy, featuring the 'Bangkok Redflag AI' system to combat graft and return over 20 billion baht to Bangkok residents. At 09:15 on May 19, 2569, at the Democrat Party headquarters, Chaivatanvijit, the Democrat Party's candidate for Bangkok Governor, announced the 'Transparent Bangkok, AI Catches Corruption' policy, describing corruption as a chronic problem that has long plagued Thailand and undermines the country's economic development, with budgets leaking into individuals' pockets regardless of the amount allocated. This prevents development projects and welfare spending from achieving their full potential, with corruption occurring at all levels—central government and local authorities alike.
With Bangkok's budget in the hundreds of billions of baht, there is an opportunity to address entrenched corruption and return over 20 billion baht to Bangkok residents. The first 10 billion baht comes from preventing corruption in procurement projects, while the second 10 billion comes from savings eliminated through tackling bribery and graft. Chaivatanvijit stated that as a gubernatorial candidate, he aims to systematically cut off these corruption schemes from source to end.
Chaivatanvijit explained that corruption tactics used for decades can be simplified into four steps: writing specifications, locking specifications, inflating middleman prices, and pricing—all steps before Bangkok City Council consideration. When reaching the Council, a TOR is designed before private bidders submit prices. Most of this information exists as paper or image files, preventing computer processing and hiding fraud.
Therefore, the Bangkok Redflag AI system addresses these four steps by making Bangkok transparent. The system has seven core capabilities: 1) All budget items from administration must be in digital format processable by computer or AI, not image files, which is the most critical step for easier fraud detection; 2) Redflaging specs using AI to detect overly narrow specifications that could indicate irregularities; 3) Redflaging expensive prices through AI to investigate suspicious pricing.
