CONTEXT: RISE OF DIGITAL THREATS IN KARNATAKA

• Increase in fake news, cybercrime, and online misinformation threats.
• Recent steps – Cyber Command Unit (CCU) under the Home Department merged with Information Disorder Tackling Unit (IDTU) under Department of Electronics, IT & BT – centralized and tech-driven approach.

CONCEPT: AGENTIC AI – AUTONOMOUS DIGITAL POLICING

• Agentic AI – AI systems + operate independently + scan the internet, flagging harmful content, and taking real-time decisions.
• Key Features: Digital assistant for the police + Flags public harmful content (excluding private chats).
• Newly launched interactive government platform satya.gov.in — Citizens can also flag or verify content on the platform.
• Technology: LLMs and SLMs (language models) for task automation and data processing + In-house by skilled police IT teams, with traditional AI as the base.

CURRENT: IMPLEMENTATION & CHALLENGES

• Agentic AI is being developed to reduce manual oversight in traditional AI.
• Satya.gov.in will serve as a real-time public counter-misinformation hub.
• Challenges:
  • AI hallucinations require human review.
  • Data training, accuracy testing, and content moderation need consistent research.
  • Limited budget of ₹5 crore for cybercrime may hinder AI scaling