Governments and businesses weigh AI growth against risks to skills, work and the web
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Governments, companies and researchers are confronting how quickly to adopt artificial intelligence while addressing risks ranging from weak critical thinking and workforce disruption to surveillance and changes to the open web.
Indonesia’s Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Monday that the country should set its own development pace according to its workforce and institutional capacity rather than follow other nations or technology companies. Speaking at Bali Tech Week 2026, she said innovation should continue while fundamental human needs are protected. Indonesia is preparing an AI regulation and development roadmap and conducting digital-talent training.
In Ireland, IDA Ireland argued that the country can attract further AI investment while pursuing a safe, human-centred approach. It cited figures showing broad corporate adoption and called for AI literacy, specialist training and cooperation among industry, educators and government.
Indian companies, meanwhile, are having difficulty expanding AI deployments because of poor data quality, security concerns and shortages of skilled workers, IBM executive Sriram Raghavan told The Indian Express. He said India should build sovereign capabilities but that full independence across the technology stack is currently impractical because of reliance on foreign hardware.
The technology is also creating new pressures online. MIT Technology Review reported that websites are blocking some personal AI agents used for tasks such as shopping and booking, while platforms debate how to accommodate software acting for individual users without overwhelming services or disrupting advertising.
The debate extends to human reasoning and dignity. Nature reported that research has identified ways to preserve critical-thinking skills amid concern that AI could weaken them, while author Aakash Singh Rathore warned of intensified surveillance, job displacement and declining trust in information.
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