Gibran urges Tremas Pesantren students to master AI

Pacitan, East Java (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has urged students at Pondok Pesantren Tremas in Arjosari sub-district, Pacitan regency, to master artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology as preparation for facing future challenges.

Gibran conveyed this during a working visit to Pondok Pesantren Tremas in Pacitan regency, East Java, on Thursday.

During the visit, the Vice President arrived around 07:00 WIB by helicopter from Iswahjudi Air Base in Magetan and was welcomed by the pesantren’s supervisor KH Luqman Hakim Dimyathi along with thousands of students.

The event, themed Santri Innovation: Building an Excellent Generation of Students in the Technology Era, was also attended by the President’s Special Envoy for Youth Development and Arts Workers Raffi Ahmad, as well as East Java Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak.

In his address, the Vice President emphasised the importance of utilising technology in a positive and productive manner.

“I advise the students to optimise the presence of AI in learning activities as well as daily life,” Gibran stated.

He also reminded them not to misuse technology, while encouraging students to continuously enhance their digital capacities.

“Teachers must be more prepared and more proficient in technology than their students,” he said.

According to him, the current development of technology is progressing very rapidly, so society needs to adapt and utilise it to increase productivity.

The supervisor of Pondok Tremas, KH Luqman Hakim Dimyathi, welcomed the encouragement. He stated that the pesantren is open to developing modern knowledge such as robotics, coding, and AI.

Pondok Tremas is known as one of the oldest pesantren in Pacitan and has strong historical value, including connections to the family of Indonesia’s sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.