The Head Of The DEN Is Worried That The Development Of AI Will Replace The Role Of Humans

Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan expressed his concern about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology that has the potential to replace human roles in various sectors, including in government.

He said he was concerned after watching a US television program entitled 60 Minutes, which discusses how robots can surpass human intelligence in the future.

"Asked there, how in the next 10 years robots can be smarter than humans, no one can answer. But if it is true that he (robot) can do this, what will happen? Yes, for example, the Ministry of Finance and (Ditjen) Taxes will all be robotic," said Luhut as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, December 2.

Then in his speech, Luhut shared his experience attending the Quantum Gathering event in Bali, which discussed the advancement of quantum computing technology.

According to him, this technology has great potential to solve various problems with speeds that far beyond today's technology.

However, if you are not careful, people can be left behind and lose in terms of efficiency.

He assured the public in the midst of rapid technological transformation.

Luhut emphasized that Indonesia still has a large capital to maintain economic stability.

With low inflation and Indonesia's debt ratio to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 38.68 percent, he is optimistic that Indonesia's economic growth can still reach 5.3 percent in the future.

"But we have to be careful about our high ICOR (Incremental Capital Output Ratio). We also see about our economic foundations, this low inflation I think is also a big capital, our debt to GDP is also 38 percent and so on. We are also the lowest inflation among the G20 countries, we have a lot of capital, stable government is also our capital," he said.

For information, BPS recorded an annual inflation rate in November 2024 of 1.55 percent and 0.30 percent (mtm).

Based on the expenditure group, annual inflation is driven by food, beverage and tobacco groups with inflation of 1.68 percent and contributes 0.48 percent to general inflation.

Meanwhile, Indonesia's ICOR position is still relatively high at 6.8.

In addition, Luhut added the importance of inclusive leadership to face global challenges, including technological disruption.

He encouraged leaders at various levels of government to actively involve teams in achieving common goals.

"I've never claimed that achievement belongs to me. It's all a team achievement. That way, they also have a sense of belonging to the success they have achieved," he added.