JAKARTA - The ASEAN Foundation, with the support of Google.org, officially launched the AI Ready ASEAN research, which looks at AI readiness in ten ASEAN member countries with a focus on the education community.
The research findings reveal a gap between the high level of AI use and actual readiness, especially in terms of AI literacy, ethical understanding, and institutional support.
While students tend to adopt various AI devices faster, educators and parents still face various challenges, ranging from lack of confidence to limited guidance and access to structured training.
"This study shifts the focus of discussion from simply whether AI has been used, to whether institutions, educators, and the public are really ready," said ASEAN Foundation Executive Director Piti Srisangnam in the report.
Based on the results of the research, the level of AI usage among students in Indonesia is very high, with 95.25 percent of respondents reporting that they have used generative AI models.
Meanwhile, the use rate among educators (46.20 percent) and parents (62.19 percent) is still lower, which indicates a gap in use between generations.
The research also noted that educators were slower in using other types of AI devices (27.29 percent) than students (53.25 percent), which confirms that students tend to be faster to adopt this technology.
In addition, less than half of educators in ASEAN stated that their institutions have provided adequate AI policy guidance, cybersecurity support, and training.
In general, this research states that across the ASEAN region, the adoption of AI and digital technologies is progressing faster than the readiness of institutions, ethics, and society.
Students are the most active users of AI devices, while educators and parents report lower levels of confidence and literacy.
"This finding underscores the importance of investing in AI literacy, especially for educators and communities, so that technological advances can truly be translated into inclusive opportunities for all," said Google.org's Head of Asia Pacific, Marija Ralic.
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