Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Nezar Patria has stressed the need for stronger governance of artificial intelligence as autonomous AI agents enter the financial sector.

In a statement confirmed in Jakarta on Friday, Nezar said AI in financial services had entered a new phase with agentic AI capable of making decisions and executing transactions independently.

"Agentic AI, when given certain decision-making authority, can also conduct transactions. Those transactions can occur between agentic AIs, with AI systems communicating to make decisions," Nezar said.

The development is changing how AI risks are viewed in finance. When AI serves only as an assistant, humans retain final decision-making ...