India, April 1 -- Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today emphasised the need for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to seek collaborations with startups, industries and academia, citing the challenges posed by artificial intelligence in crimes.

While delivering the 21st D P Kohli memorial lecture on the 62nd foundation day of the CBI, the minister also highlighted that AI expansion is also raising ethical concerns in criminal investigations, especially as AI agents are now capable of committing crimes.

"Today things have changed a lot. An AI agent can commit a crime, then the ethical question will arise, whom to arrest. Can you arrest the AI agent? Is the company creating the AI agent liable or the agent itself is liable?" said Va...