EU AI Act and Regulation of AI in Indonesia

Bioinformatics and Data Science Research Center (BDSRC) hosted a Visiting Professor agenda in collaboration with the International Office of BINUS University from January 15 to January 19. This agenda aimed to exchange expertise and knowledge in the intellectual property of life sciences. The professors invited were Prof. Dr. iur. Claudia Seitz, M.A., Executive Master in Law & AI, a full-time professor at the Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein (UFL), and Dr. iur. Boris Riemer, a lecturer at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University. 

January 18, 2024 – On Thursday morning, the Bioinformatics & Data Science Research Center (BDSRC) facilitated another roundtable discussion with faculty members from the Business Law Department and School of Computer Science. This time Prof. Dr. iur. Claudia Seitz shared a presentation on the topic “The New European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act as a Model for the Regulation of AI in Indonesia?”. Proposed in April 2021, the EU AI Act is the first law regulating AI in the world. The regulatory framework adopts a risk-based approach, classifying four levels of AI from unacceptable risk to minimal or no risk, as different levels of risk would require different rules. 

The afternoon session was a meeting with representatives from PT. Mega Medica Pharmaceuticals (MMP) Mr. Guntur Berlian and Mr. Asep Aripin, Masyarakat Ikan Gabus Indonesia (MIGI) Mr. Yunan Rhedian, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman Mr. Taufik Budhi Pramono, and National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Miss Erma Primanita. Similar to the day prior, they discussed the framework of how sequence data can be protected through the different intellectual property tools as guidance to establish an intellectual property body but on fisheries. Novelty and non-obviousness of the subject matter were also highlighted to be the requirements to qualify for intellectual property protection.