Pramono Demands Investigation into Masterminds Behind AI Manipulation in JAKI App, Convinced It's Not PPSU

The Jakarta Provincial Government is taking the controversy surrounding citizen complaints on the JAKI app seriously, where responses have been followed up with edited photos or Artificial Intelligence (AI) outputs. Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, has assured that a comprehensive examination process is underway to uncover all parties involved in the case. “So now, the Inspectorate is conducting an in-depth investigation, including to the lurah, the woman in Kalisari, then the PPSU, and the sub-district office,” said Pramono at the Jakarta City Hall in Central Jakarta on Tuesday (7/4). “Everything will eventually be revealed,” he added. Confident it’s not PPSU Public attention previously focused on local Penanganan Prasarana dan Sarana Umum (PPSU) officers, who were reportedly sanctioned with a warning letter SP1. Nevertheless, Pramono firmly defended the orange-uniformed personnel, convinced that they are not the technical designers behind the AI responses. “If we then blame the PPSU, it won’t hold. The PPSU definitely aren’t the ones doing or manipulating the AI,” Pramono stressed. Therefore, the investigation is now narrowing down to hunt for the intellectual actors who deliberately assembled and distributed the manipulative content to the public domain. Pramono also emphasised that the Inspectorate’s tracing will continue without favouritism, even if local area leaders have admitted fault. “What I request to be delved into is to find out who did the AI and who uploaded it. And even though the lurah has apologised, I still ask the Inspectorate to investigate this matter,” said Pramono. The initial citizen report highlighted illegal parking issues in one of the housing complexes in the East Jakarta area. In the attached complaint photo, a row of cars was seen parked freely on the roadside along with an officer in orange clothing standing at the location. However, anomalies appeared in the follow-up evidence photo on the JAKI app. Although the row of cars seemed to have disappeared, the camera angle remained completely unchanged. Additionally, there were unnatural details on the officer’s clothing in that photo. This series of anomalies sparked suspicions that the relevant parties manipulated the problem resolution using AI-generated photos.