Explain how the adoption of AI-based criminal justice tools affects the rights of marginalised groups in India. Assess the institutional vulnerabilities that may aggravate this.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections
Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections
Q4. Explain how the adoption of AI-based criminal justice tools affects the rights of marginalised groups in India. Assess the institutional vulnerabilities that may aggravate this. (10 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: IE
Why the question: The rising use of AI tools like CCTNS, ICJS, and AFRS in India’s criminal justice system raises concerns about algorithmic bias, human rights violations, and institutional preparedness, as highlighted by recent cases and reports. Key Demand of the question: The question requires an explanation of how AI adoption in criminal justice affects the rights of marginalised groups and an examination of institutional weaknesses that may worsen these effects. Structure of the Answer: Introduction: Mention AI’s growing role in criminal justice alongside India’s existing social inequalities. Body: Impact on rights: reinforcement of bias, violation of equality and due process, privacy threats, exclusion from datasets. Institutional vulnerabilities: lack of legal framework, limited judicial capacity, concentration of control, weak oversight, opaque procurement. Conclusion: Emphasise the urgent need for rights-based AI governance and robust institutional safeguards.
Why the question: The rising use of AI tools like CCTNS, ICJS, and AFRS in India’s criminal justice system raises concerns about algorithmic bias, human rights violations, and institutional preparedness, as highlighted by recent cases and reports.
Key Demand of the question: The question requires an explanation of how AI adoption in criminal justice affects the rights of marginalised groups and an examination of institutional weaknesses that may worsen these effects.
Structure of the Answer:
Introduction: Mention AI’s growing role in criminal justice alongside India’s existing social inequalities.
• Impact on rights: reinforcement of bias, violation of equality and due process, privacy threats, exclusion from datasets.
• Institutional vulnerabilities: lack of legal framework, limited judicial capacity, concentration of control, weak oversight, opaque procurement.
Conclusion: Emphasise the urgent need for rights-based AI governance and robust institutional safeguards.