Menkomdigi Kasih Deadline 3 Months To Complete AI Regulations

Menkomdigi Meutya Hafid (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

JAKARTA - In addition to Circular (SE), the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is currently also working on regulations related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

The Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, gave the responsibility of making the regulation to the Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria, and was given three months.

"We are planning to increase it to the level of regulations, this is discussed by the Deputy Minister of Nezar and we have assigned him within three months we will also make the regulations," said Meutya after the inauguration of the Ministry of Communication and Industry High Officials on Monday, January 13.

Meutya also emphasized that currently Indonesia already has a Ministerial Circular on Artificial Intelligence Ethics, which according to her it is the first in ASEAN.

"We actually already have a SE related to Artificial Intelligence. For SE Al, Indonesia is actually one of the first in ASEAN to have it," he said.

The SE Minister of Communication and Information on Artificial Intelligence Ethics was launched on December 19, 2023, which serves to provide guidelines on ethical values that developers and AI users must meet.

This SE is also used as a general guide for ethical values and responsibilities in the use and development of artificial intelligence by business actors.

In making AI regulations, previously Nezar had said that it would open up opportunities for the involvement of all stakeholders for the formulation of more comprehensive regulations regarding the management of artificial intelligence technology (AI).