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Government vows to complete AI regulation in three months

The communications minister has vowed to finish drafting a regulation on artificial intelligence in the next three months as Indonesia continues to navigate its policy stance on the advanced technology taking the world by storm.

Deni Ghifari (The Jakarta Post)
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Government vows to complete AI regulation in three months Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi (center left) shares a light moment with House of Representative Commission I chair Meutya Viada Hafid (center right) of the Golkar Party on Nov. 22, 2023, while signing a draft revision to the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law during a meeting in Jakarta. (Antara/Muhammad Adimaja)

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ommunications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid has vowed to finish drafting a regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) in the next three months, under an effort led by second deputy communications minister Nezar Patria.

“Within three months, we will create the regulation,” Meutya said on Monday, as quoted by Tempo.co.

She added the government had issued a circular on AI use until the draft regulation was in place, emphasizing that Indonesia was among the first Southeast Asian countries to develop such legislation.

The circular, issued in December 2023 by Budi Arie Setiadi as the head of the previously named Communications and Information Ministry, serves as a temporary guideline on the ethical use of AI.

Read also: Indonesia pursues local, softer approach to AI regulation

Under Meutya’s leadership, the ministry has been working on developing the legal basis for regulating AI since the new cabinet was installed following President Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration on Oct. 20.

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Nezar said regulating AI was important to minimize the potential risks of the technology and ensure it was beneficial to the people, particularly in terms of transparency, accountability and humanity.

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