Circular Letter 9/2023 sets AI ethics guidance, with no incident duty
On 19 December 2023 the Minister of Communication and Informatics issued Circular Letter 9 of 2023 on AI ethics. It is addressed to businesses that build AI and to public and private electronic system operators, and it sets out ethical values, how to apply them, and responsibilities in using and developing AI. It says AI should not be used to decide policy or matters concerning humanity. It contains no incident reporting duty, no provision on general-purpose or generative models, and no sanctions.
01Safety lens
| Incident reportingDoes it require incidents to be reported? | No |
|---|---|
| Unacceptable usesDoes it name uses that are not acceptable? | Yes |
| General-purpose modelsDoes it address general-purpose models? | No |
| EnforcementHow strongly is it enforced? | None |
| Who receives reportsIs a body named to receive incident reports, and does it exist? | Not named |
| Cross-borderDoes it address AI systems or incidents that cross borders? | No |
| Frontier AIDoes it address frontier AI, the most capable models and their control? | No |
Why these values
Coded from the full text of the circular. Unacceptable uses is yes because it says AI should not be used to decide policy or matters concerning humanity. The text contains no incident reporting duty, so it names no recipient, and it says nothing on general-purpose or generative models, on frontier AI or on systems from abroad. It describes itself as ethical guidance and sets no sanctions, so enforcement is none.
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02Compared with the EU
The EU AI Act is a binding regulation that requires providers of high-risk systems and of general-purpose models with systemic risk to report serious incidents. Circular Letter 9/2023 is guidance with no reporting duty and no sanctions.
03Sources
- Surat Edaran Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika Nomor 9 Tahun 2023 tentang Etika Kecerdasan ArtifisialJDIH Komdigi, Bahasa Indonesia · Archived copy 2026-10-23
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