Kisumu — The Office of the Auditor General has recommended Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the professional field to help auditors to focus their attention on high risk areas, leading to more effective fraud detection.

Deputy Auditor General Isaac Kamau said the adoption of AI is inevitable.

Kamau said there is a need to adopt AI systems within the professional and ethical standards.

"If you are using an AI system, you must be able to know how it generates information," he said.

He said the system when adopted will make the auditors more efficient and effective and help in routine tasks to make them automated.

However, he said the Office of the Auditor General will not be in a hurry in the near future to adopt the AI system into its daily operations.

Speaking to the press in Kisumu on Wednesday during a Governance, Risk and Compliance conference, Kamau noted that as an office, though AI systems will help them in managing reporting times, its adoption will not be soon.

"We are yet to get into that space, it is a space that is open for discussion as an office," he said.

He noted that they are listening to the industry leaders so as to see what to adopt and how to go about it.

Kamau said as an office, they are slowly but steadily transiting to programs that will see them offer quick and efficient service delivery to Kenyans.

"We are ready to adapt to what will assist us in ensuring that governance risk and compliance is done in an efficient way since the government is now digitizing its services," he said.

He noted that they must be ready to remain accountable to the taxpayers and also gain the trust of their practitioners.