Jakarta, June 11 -- Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono emphasized that artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare requires strict governance and an ethical foundation, warning that the technology's deployment directly impacts patient safety.

Speaking at a national conference in Jakarta, Monday (June 8), Dante issued a reminder that in the medical field, algorithmic errors carry life-or-death consequences.

"When a computer program recommends a diagnosis to a doctor, who is responsible if the recommendation is wrong?" Dante said in a statement on Wednesday.

He acknowledged that AI opens up massive opportunities to improve health services, from early disease detection and faster diagnoses to processing vast amounts of clinical...