Jakarta, Oct. 31 -- Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria underlined the critical need for robust risk mitigation in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, particularly within high-stakes sectors such as finance and healthcare.

According to Nezar, AI integration must move beyond a narrow focus on innovation and efficiency to actively account for potential vulnerabilities when automated systems take on decision-making roles.

"In the financial services sector-banking, for example-the use of AI, especially agentic AI granted the authority to take actions and make decisions, could lead to fatal consequences if an error occurs," the deputy minister said in a statement, Friday (October 30).

He warned t...