Indonesia Studies AI Use in Defense Amid Geopolitical Tensions at New Capital

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Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is studying the use of AI for defense and security in the new capital, IKN Nusantara. The initiative aims to enhance decision-making, military operations, and weapons systems, amid concerns over cybersecurity and potential geopolitical conflicts involving the US and China.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

The article describes the development and potential use of AI systems for defense purposes, which could plausibly lead to future harms if misused or if security is compromised. However, no actual harm or incident has occurred yet. Therefore, this constitutes an AI Hazard as it discusses plausible future risks related to AI deployment in critical defense infrastructure, but no direct or indirect harm has been reported at this stage.[AI generated]
AI principles
SafetyRobustness & digital securityAccountabilityRespect of human rightsDemocracy & human autonomy

Industries
Government, security, and defenceDigital security

Affected stakeholders
General publicGovernment

Harm types
Public interestHuman or fundamental rights

Severity
AI hazard

AI system task:
Forecasting/predictionReasoning with knowledge structures/planningEvent/anomaly detectionGoal-driven organisation


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Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
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Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
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