Jakarta, Feb. 22 -- Indonesian Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria underscored the need to adopt good practices to foster ethics in artificial intelligence (AI) development and use.

AI ethics not only help ensure that AI development and use benefit society but also prevent the negative risks associated with this technology.

"An improvement is recorded recently, with around 80 percent of companies that use AI having a kind of ethical guidelines in AI development," Nezar remarked at the Tech & Telco Summit 2025, which he joined virtually on Friday (February 20).

The deputy minister emphasized that AI systems must be transparent and accountable, allowing the public to understand and trust them in line with AI...