Ecuadorian authorities to use AI in fight against corruption – Comptroller General

The Ecuadorian authorities will use artificial intelligence (AI) to combat corruption in government entities, the Comptroller General of the State has said.

“We are planning to use AI to optimize the resources when analyzing income declarations of state officials,” Ecuadorian Comptroller General Mauricio Torres was quoted as saying by his office.

Violent unrest erupted in Ecuador at the beginning of last week, after the prison break out by the leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, also known as Fito, who is considered the most dangerous criminal in the country.

Fabricio Colon Pico, the leader of Ecuador’s second-largest criminal gang, Los Lobos, has also escaped from prison.

On Jan. 8, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency in Ecuador as multiple hostage-taking incidents took place in various cities and prisons.

After that, riots broke out in several cities — on the night of Jan. 9, criminals started burning cars and buses, using improvised explosive devices.

Several police officers were kidnapped.

On Jan. 9, Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict and ordered Ecuador’s army to neutralize the criminal groups operating in the country.