Elon Musk and Jensen Huang to Attend G20 Meeting as Indonesia Raises AI Issues
Three major names in the technology industry—Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang—will appear in a single programme at the G20 technology ministers’ meeting in North Carolina, USA, next week.
According to Reuters, the trio will serve as speakers in an agenda focused on technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This moment represents a rare opportunity where Musk, Altman, and Huang are listed on the same official agenda.
Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is scheduled to deliver a virtual keynote on 1 September alongside former White House AI czar David Sacks and Meta President Dina Powell McCormick. Meanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will speak in person on 2 September. This session will also be attended by US Trade Representative Howard Lutnick.
The high-level meeting, taking place on 1-2 September, aims to drive global innovation in AI and other technological fields. This G20 session is being co-organised by the US Department of Commerce and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Some of the world’s most influential trade ministers will gather in the university city, including representatives from Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Poland, India, and Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia brings AI issues to the forefront. Previously, during the Innovation Working Group agenda at the 2nd G20 Sherpa meeting under the US Presidency in Washington DC, Indonesia highlighted the importance of AI governance and digital infrastructure centred on protecting the public and micro-enterprises.
Indonesia is also pushing for the practical implementation of the G20 Roadmap for Cross-border Payments through the interconnection of cross-border QR systems. This step is considered effective in reducing transaction costs and easing the financial burden on migrant workers and MSMEs.
Furthermore, in response to the surge in losses caused by international crypto-based investment scams (pig-butting networks), Indonesia is encouraging cross-border law enforcement cooperation.
Citing a press release from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesia has agreed on a ban on using stolen or pirated content for training AI models. However, Indonesia emphasised that international regulatory frameworks must continue to respect national data protection laws to prevent the illegal extraction of sensitive public data.
Currently, Indonesia is in the process of finalising its National AI Roadmap and Ethical Guidelines for the health, education, finance, and creative economy sectors.
“Indonesia requests that global AI standards remain flexible and do not become new compliance barriers that discriminate against MSMEs. Developing nations must be co-authors in the formulation of standards, not merely implementers of compliance,” stated Edi Prio Pambudi, Deputy for Coordination of Economic and Investment Cooperation at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.