Jakarta, June 4 -- Indonesia's research agency chief warned that artificial intelligence must not undermine academic integrity, calling for stronger safeguards as global concerns grow over AI-generated data manipulation and research misconduct.

Arif Satria, head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), said AI should never be used at the expense of scientific honesty.

His remarks came in response to a growing number of international cases involving falsified data, analysis, and research interpretations generated through artificial intelligence tools.

"AI should accelerate innovation, not serve as a tool to fabricate data and experiments to achieve publication metrics instantly," Arif said in a statement released in Jakart...