Jakarta (ANTARA) - House of Representatives (DPR RI) member Azis\nSubekti is urging that strengthening the public\u2019s cognitive resilience\nbe made part of the national artificial intelligence (AI)\ntransformation. The aim is to ensure that technological development does\nnot diminish people\u2019s ability to think independently and critically.<\/p>\n
Azis, in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday, assessed that the\ndevelopment of generative AI has brought changes that differ from\nprevious digital technologies because AI no longer merely helps people\nsearch for information, but can also help compose answers and\narguments.<\/p>\n
He explained that such capabilities include the habit of forming\nquestions before requesting answers, withholding conclusions when\nevidence is insufficient, distinguishing between knowledge and\nconjecture, and seeking arguments that can test one\u2019s own beliefs.<\/p>\n
According to him, the use of AI need not be pitted against human\nthinking ability because technology can help reduce the burden of\nroutine cognitive work. However, he argued that a distinction must be\nmade between the use of AI that frees up human thinking capacity and the\nuse of technology that actually replaces the thinking process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe important line of this era is not between using AI and not using\nAI. The line lies between offloading that frees the mind and offloading\nthat replaces the mind,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Azis said critical thinking skills are increasingly necessary because\nanswers generated by AI can be delivered in fluent and systematic\nlanguage, potentially causing users to place excessive trust in the\nresults produced by machines. Therefore, the public must continue to\nexamine the sources, assumptions, evidence and arguments that form the\nbasis of a conclusion.<\/p>\n
He assessed that these challenges need to be given special attention\nby the education sector. According to Azis, schools and universities in\nthe future will not be enough if they only teach skills in using\nartificial intelligence; they must also ensure that students continue to\nundergo the process of developing their thinking abilities.<\/p>\n
AI, he continued, can be used as a tutor or learning aid, but\nstudents still need opportunities to read independently, construct\narguments, face difficulties, make mistakes and improve their\nunderstanding.<\/p>\n
Azis also linked AI development to Indonesia\u2019s need to strengthen its\nability to produce knowledge about the conditions and experiences of its\nown society. According to him, AI is built on available data, language\nand knowledge, so it is not always able to capture the full social\ncomplexity and experience of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI can help us understand Indonesia, but AI has never lived as\nIndonesia,\u201d said Azis.<\/p>\n
He said Indonesia needs to build epistemic sovereignty, namely the\nnation\u2019s ability not only to access world knowledge, but also to produce\nknowledge about itself. For that reason, he argued, the success of the\nnational AI transformation cannot be measured solely by the level of\ntechnology usage.<\/p>\n
He said the measure of success needs to be seen from the impact of AI\non the quality of education, health services, bureaucratic\ndecision-making, farmer productivity, research activities, and the\npublic\u2019s ability to distinguish fact from persuasion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the answer is no, we may be undergoing digitalisation without\nexperiencing an intelligence transformation,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-member-urges-strengthening-cognitive-resilience-in-the-ai-era-1787849541", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }