National Webinar of the MTI UIN Jakarta Highlights Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Islam

Jakarta, UIN Online News - The postgraduate of Information Technology (MTI) from the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of UIN Jakarta conducted a nationwide webinar entitled "Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, and Islam" on Thursday (20/3/2025). This nationwide webinar involves collaboration with 13 information and communication studies programs (INFOKOM) in Indonesia.

The webinar featured keynote speakers: the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Husni Teja Sukmana, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Eng.; and the Founder of TauData Corp, Taufik Edy Sutanto, Ph.D., M.Sc.Tech. Meanwhile, Herlino Nanang, Ph.D., M.Eng., a computer engineering lecturer at FST UIN Jakarta, moderated their discussion. 

In his address, the Dean of FST conveyed appreciation for the participation of INFOKOM programs throughout several Indonesian institutions. He also expressed enthusiasm for these partnerships in research and teaching pertaining to digital transformation, data science, and mathematics. 

"Certainly, for Muslim students who are currently engaging in research, UIN Jakarta is distinguished as a campus that amalgamates science regarding digital transformation within the Islamic context," Husni Teja presented.

Numerous discussions have emerged about the supremacy of AI, particularly in charge of the internet's big data. However, Taufik saw things from a different perspective—both brainware and hardware face significant constraints, especially when it comes to comprehending numerical data.

"Inside the human brain, the nerves can only comprehend just a partial scale of the numerical framework. Similarly, AI's artificial neural network possesses the same limitations, no matter how complicated the coding is written," Taufik stated.

Next, Taufik attempted to explain supernatural events using a mathematical framework based on Euclid's geometry. Taufik explained that the configuration of a space might vary according to its dimensionality; in 1D it is just a straight line, in 2D it is a square, and in 3D it is a cube.  

"When it is lighted at an angle on a circular plane, it will produce a circular shadow. However, if lighted from an angle on a plane around the cube, it will produce a square shadow. See, it is all a matter of perspective," he explained. 

During the webinar, he used both cylindrical and cubical objects to visualize the projection of a dimension. To put it simply, a lower-dimensional entity cannot see any objects higher than its own dimension; conversely, an entity in a higher dimension may perceive objects in a lower dimension. 

It means that the human dimension and the supernatural or higher-dimensional beings inhabit distinct realms. As Allah said "O children of Adam! Do not let Satan deceive you as he tempted your parents out of Paradise and caused their cover to be removed in order to expose their nakedness. Surely he and his soldiers watch you from where you cannot see them. We have made the devils allies of those who disbelieve." (Al-A'raf 7: 27).

Taufik concluded that this represents but a little aspect of Allah's indefinite understanding that mankind tries to comprehend. He also encouraged all participants to explore the significance of Allah's holy book as one of His manifestations of divine magnificence.

"Today, we aim to explore the wisdom within the verses of Allah through mathematics collaboratively. This webinar is not meant to reach a conclusion regarding religious law, given my academic background in data science, but rather to enlighten our perception of how vast His creations are." Taufik closed.

By the end of the event, he emphasized that the pursuit of knowledge will foster the growth of our faith as Muslims. Hence, UIN Jakarta leads in the synthesis of both worlds, consistently introducing innovative concepts to reconcile the duality of the modernity of science and the traditionality of Islam. 

(M. Hanif Al-Fatih/Zaenal M./Fauziah M./Muhamad Arifin Ilham/Photo: Zoom Meeting)