MBG Paper with Prabowo’s Name for Nobel Peace Prize Strongly Suspected to Be AI-Generated
A scientific paper on the SSRN platform linking the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) to a proposed 2026 Nobel Peace Prize and listing President Prabowo Subianto as the first author has stirred up controversy. The public found leftover AI prompts that hadn’t been deleted from the document, like command phrases meant for artificial intelligence. Checks with AI detection tools showed detection rates of up to 93 percent, and the writing style and illustrations were said to have typical AI traits.
The government, through the Government Communication Agency and the Ministry of Home Affairs, is investigating this case of name misappropriation. Agency Head Muhammad Qodari stated that the investigation is still ongoing. Several parties claim that President Prabowo didn’t know about, order, or approve the paper’s creation, and there are indications his name was used without permission.
Publishing on SSRN is not the official Nobel Peace Prize nomination process, which is confidential. This case serves as a reminder of the importance of verification and ethics in scientific writing, especially when involving the names of high-ranking state officials.
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