Jakarta, Oct. 14 -- Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Technology Stella Christie emphasized the importance of developing quality human resources (HR) as the key to addressing global challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI).

"The key is not the technology, but the people. Human resources with empathy, creativity, and analytical thinking will not be replaced by AI," she said in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Christie pointed to several global phenomena showing how AI has begun playing a major role in the workforce and social life. One study found that AI-based responses such as those generated by ChatGPT were rated as more empathetic and accurate than human doctors in certain medical cases.

She noted that thi...