Sus Eko Ernada 

International Relation, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Jember, Jember, East Java, Indonesia  

Agung Purwanto 

International Relation, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Jember, Jember, East Java, Indonesia 

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ABSTRACT 

This work examines how Artificial Intelligence radically influences modern geopolitics and global knowledge systems. It begins with the question of how algorithm power, a phenomenon primarily found in leading countries, disrupts international hierarchies and establishes epistemic inequalities between the North and South worldwide. Informed by postcolonial perspectives and critical constructivism, it employs qualitative tools, such as document-based research, to define AI as a form of epistemic infrastructure that shapes political values in technology design and imposes normative beliefs on all of us. This led to the following conclusions: electronic information is now not only a means of production but also a means of geography; AI is used politically as well as a means for knowledge governance. However, those who possess the data, algorithms, and architectural structures of the digitised world also wield enormous global power. The shared hegemony in the field of AI that the USA and China have established creates a new 'order of code,' determining who has how much knowledge and also refashioning power relationships in the digital era. In the changing situation, Indonesia is a major player among the Great Powers; it is poised to mediate epistemic rifts and help create digital sovereignty through mutual diplomacy. This work is original because it interprets algogeopolitics not only as a struggle over technology but also over knowledge and justice. I suggest that Indonesia should engage in global governance of AI in ways that restore justice, promote pluralism and democratise knowledge. As a result, we can hopefully look forward to a more equal, humane digital future.                       

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitics, Digital Sovereignty, Epistemic Justice, Indonesia