Jakarta, July 8 -- The Indonesian government calls for global standards in the development and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) that do not create new barriers for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries.

This was conveyed by the Deputy for Coordination of Economic Cooperation and Investment at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Edi Prio Pambudi, at the 2nd G20 Sherpa Meeting of the United States Presidency in Washington, DC.

"Indonesia requests that global AI standards remain flexible and not become new compliance barriers that discriminate against MSMEs. Developing countries must be co-authors in formulating these standards, not merely implementers of compliance," he said in a statem...