Jakarta, Sept. 12 -- Indonesia is intensifying its push for tighter artificial intelligence (AI) regulation as concerns over deepfakes continue to mount.
During an event in Jakarta on September 10, Indonesian Deputy Minister for Communications and Digital Nezar Patria called on major technology companies to provide free tools that help users identify AI-generated content.
Patria pointed to a research from Sensity AI showing a staggering 550% rise in deepfake content over the past five years. He warned that the actual scale could be much larger, given the rapid accessibility of generative AI tools. According to him, while the technology behind deepfakes is advancing rapidly, ordinary users lack the resources to verify what they see online....