"We hope that global social media platforms can also filter, or at least provide a feature to check whether a piece of content is made by AI or not. This feature should be free to use for the public," he said in a statement here on Wednesday.
According to him, deepfakes have become more concerning with data from Sensity AI showing a 550 percent increase in deepfake content in the last five years.
However, he assessed that the actual number is higher given the increasingly massive capabilities of applications to create deepfake content.
Patria underlined that digital platforms have computing technology and algorithms that can be used for the public's benefit.
He emphasized that the government is striving to create a balance between innovation and regulation to ensure AI is not abused to create hoaxes.
In this regard, Indonesia already has several legal instruments, such as the Electronic Information and Transactions Law, the Personal Data Protection Law, and Government Regulation on Governance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection.
The government is also currently preparing a regulation to ensure ethical, meaningful, and responsible utilization of AI and collaborating with other parties, including the Indonesian Anti-Hoax Society (Mafindo) and media in fact-checking programs.
"This digital space belongs to all of us so we need to work together closely to protect the public from hoaxes and negative content," the deputy minister highlighted.
In the same statement, Mafindo Chairperson Septiaji Eko Nugroho underscored the rapid growth of deepfakes in Indonesia, which are often used for online fraud and to steer public opinion, especially related to politics.
He emphasized that his organization will continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, the media, and literacy activists to carry out fact-checking against hoaxes and deepfakes on the internet.
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Translator: Farhan Arda, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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