The Work Trend Index (WTI) 2026 Indonesia reveals that 33% of AI users in the country are now considered frontier professionals. That figure is more than double the global average of 16%, signaling that Indonesia is entering a phase of AI maturity.
Fiki Setiyono, Senior Cloud and AI Platform Go‑to‑Market Lead at Microsoft ASEAN, explained that frontier professionals are the most advanced group of AI users.
“An interesting insight is that 33% of AI users in Indonesia are already in the frontier professionals category. And it’s very encouraging because that 33% is more than twice the global average of 16%,” Fiki said during the WTI 2026 Indonesia Media Briefing in Jakarta on Tuesday, June 30.
Creating New Ways of Working
The study shows Indonesian workers are not only quick to adopt AI, but are also starting to use it in more focused and responsible ways to deliver higher value.
Fiki emphasized that frontier professionals don’t just rely on AI to handle complex tasks — they also create new ways of working with AI support, while still keeping human responsibility in decision‑making.
“So frontier professionals, while using AI tools, still position themselves as responsible for the outcomes and impacts,” Fiki added.
Another finding shows that 93% of AI users in Indonesia see AI outputs only as a starting point, not the final decision. According to Fiki, this approach marks the difference between simply adopting AI and reaching maturity in how it’s applied.
Positive Signal for Indonesia
These insights suggest that Indonesia’s workforce is not only ready to use AI, but is also building organizational foundations for broader transformation, moving from individual adoption toward company‑wide changes in how work gets done.
Sources : AntaraNews, Microsoft
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