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AI must complement democracy, Indonesia says
Experts say officials must quickly issue technical regulations on AI to limit the risk that it could be misused to harm democratic institutions and processes.
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International delegates attend the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul on March 18, 2024. (AFP/Anthony Wallace)
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ransformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) must be used to enhance global democracy rather than be weaponized for manipulation and disinformation, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has said, amid criticism of the country’s scant national regulations on the issue.
With the high rate of technological advancement, experts say officials must quickly issue technical regulations on AI to limit the risk that it could be misused to harm democratic institutions and processes.
On the first day of the Summit for Democracy conference hosted by South Korea on Monday, representatives from over 100 countries gathered mostly online to discuss the global trend of democratic backsliding.
The third installment of the conference focused on digital threats such as misinformation and deepfakes, pieces of video or audio made with AI but broadcast as authentic.
The meeting came as 60 countries head to the polls this year to elect new leaders, putting candidates and voters across the world in danger of technological disinformation.
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