Government Reviews The Needs Of Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria. (ANTARA/HO-Kemenkominfo)

Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria, said the government was reviewing the need to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI), aka artificial intelligence, so that it could be optimal.

"The government, in this case, is monitoring the development of AI usage and we are positive, for example with the development of the technology, but, we are also looking at the negative aspects that will emerge," said Nezar as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 22.

AI regulatory studies are carried out by collaborating with a number of institutions and partners in various sectors, especially with the digital economy ecosystem, digital-based industry players, as well as several technology, social and cultural experts.

"We are trying to anticipate it with a regulation that tries to minimize the harmful or destructive impacts of AI," said Nezar.

Regulations regarding AI, said Nezar, were not made to hinder innovation, however, as an anticipatory measure of the risks that would likely arise. The government also discussed with UNESCO on the use of AI, especially in terms of ethics.

"We cannot fight the pace of this technological development. I think the whole world has the same concern and also divides its opinion about AI, but what is certain is that we cannot move backwards. We use technology because it is useful," said Nezar.

Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Nezar also appealed to the media industry to increase vigilance in using AI. Artificial intelligence technology can lead to news disinformation if the data provided is incorrect and not well prepared.

"The use of AI also has the potential for copyright infringement. A lot of author data, images, sounds are chaotic (taken) by a genrative AI so that it can create results that are chaotic (take). Here there are elements that are violated by the works taken by AI. This is (a negative effect) that we must anticipate in the future," said Nezar.