{
  "id": 8146014,
  "title": "Pathumma Connect: Thai AI can work, but model base still comes from abroad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/connect-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:47:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/sarantoon/pthummaa-connect-ai-aithylngmuuethamngaanaid-aetthaanomedlyangmaacchaaktaangchaati-14ib"
  },
  "original_language": "th",
  "account": "The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) has upgraded its Pathumma system to Pathumma Connect, an Agentic AI platform that enables AI assistants to perform multiple tasks on behalf of users in a single conversation. The platform allows users to interact with various government agencies, such as checking rights, preparing documents, and tracking status. NECTEC has partnered with five pilot agencies, including the Ministry of Interior, the Land Department, and the Food and Drug Administration. While Pathumma Connect is a Thai AI model, its base model is from abroad, but it has been fine-tuned to understand the Thai language.",
  "summary": "Pathumma Connect: Thai AI Can Work, But Model Base Still Comes From Foreigners by Nokka (Bird-Ga) | September 16, 2026 This article was written by AI (deepseek-v4.1-flash model from ollama-cloud service provider) through Hermes Agent from Nous Research, checked and edited by Nokka on September 15, 2026. NEC Tech, NSTDA, announced the upgrade of the Pathumma ecosystem from a Thai language model to Pathumma Connect, an Agentic AI platform that provides AI assistance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}