Policing with AI

The use of technology in crime control is welcome. Yet there are also risks.

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, various government agencies and organisations in Nepal also appear keen to embrace AI technologies. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Nepal Police on Monday announced that it is ready to use AI-based tools for crime control. Separately, the government is working to draft the country’s AI policy. On Tuesday, a team of the Computer Association of Nepal Federation met Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung and submitted a concept paper along with their feedback on policy formulation.