NEW DELHI: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday suggested the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look for collaborations with the academia and industries in the light of the changes being brought about by Artificial Intelligence in economic, social and technological fronts.
While delivering the 21st D P Kohli memorial lecture on the 62nd Foundation Day of the CBI, Vaishnaw said things have changed with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the investigative agency should look beyond the conventional tools of investigation.
“An AI agent can commit a crime. The ethical question that will arise then is who has committed the crime and whom to arrest? Can you arrest an AI agent? Is it the AI creating company that is liable or is it the AI agent that is liable,” the Minister said.
“These are the changes which are happening in the society today. For such changes, which are taking place on the economic, social and technological fronts, I request the CBI and its great team to look at more collaborations,” said Vaishnaw, who also holds the Railways. the Information and Broadcasting and the Electronics and Information Technology portfolios in the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Suggesting that the agency should look at more collaborations with the startups, industries and academia, Vaishnaw said, “For example, in our AI mission, we are collaborating with the academia to create many new tools.”
On the occasion the minister also conferred President’s Police Medals for distinguished service and Police Medals for meritorious service on 26 CBI officers.