Carrying the personal and collective experience of the internet shutdown in Bangladesh, Taosin Md. Bahadurshah Zafar went on to create The Black Kite, a film produced under EngageMedia’s Tech Tales Youth film collection and mentorship program.
Hai Anis, by Azura Nasron, is not just a film. It is a warning. A refusal to look away. A confrontation with a truth too many refuse to acknowledge: that grooming does not begin with violence—it begins with kindness.
Between 2022 and 2024, a total of 29 incidents linked to the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) were documented. This data was collected through media monitoring, one of EngageMedia’s initiatives aimed at gathering public reports on AI-related incidents. As the development of the 2025 AI Roadmap continues, this initiative can serve as a useful reference for government authorities to monitor and assess the progress and application of AI technologies within Indonesia.
Pemantauan media merupakan salah satu inisiatif EngageMedia dalam menghimpun laporan publik mengenai insiden Akal Imitasi (AI) untuk memahami bagaimana AI berdampak pada masyarakat. Inisiatif ini menghimpun dan menganalisis insiden AI yang berhubungan dengan kepentingan publik serta berdampak pada individu/grup kecil/usaha kecil dan menengah (UMKM). Secara umum, terdapat sebanyak 29 insiden yang diduga diakibatkan karena penerapan AI terjadi sepanjang 2022-2024.
For filmmaker Intan Sakinah, stories hold the power to unravel prejudice. Her film A Jar of Light (Balang Terang), part of Tech Tales Youth 2, takes a critical look at how racial bias spreads in digital spaces and its tangible consequences in the real world.
Ishtiyak Ahmed Zihad, a young filmmaker based in Bangladesh, captured the chaos and uncertainty of the July uprising in Bangladesh in his short film “Whispers
Day 3 of EngageMedia’s workshop delved into the latest developments in AI governance globally and policy initiatives in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Day 2 of EngageMedia’s workshop on AI governance discussed bias, types of harms, and the need to document AI incidents.
Day 1 of the workshop on AI governance and accountability focused on the history of the technology and a framework for identifying potential harms at different stages of AI development.