Jakarta, Oct. 22 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said Indonesia will develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system to strengthen oversight of customs and excise operations, aiming to improve revenue collection and curb illegal trade practices.

Following an unannounced inspection at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise headquarters on Wednesday, Sadewa said the current monitoring system remains inadequate in detecting violations such as under-invoicing.

"It's good, but not yet at the level where I can monitor under-invoicing vessels in real time. The AI is still underdeveloped. Within the next three months, we will build a more advanced AI system for customs," he said at the Finance Ministry office.

The plan follows h...