By Catherine Morrison -CP-As the federal government explores new ways to use artificial intelligence, it’s also being warned to keep the technology away from criminal justice, policy-making and hiring. Then-president of the Treasury Board Anita Anand announced in April the federal government is drafting an AI strategy, due to be released this spring. The government ran consultations on the strategy last fall and received almost 300 submissions from researchers, unions, Indigenous organizations and others on how AI could be used in the public service. A report published late last month shared what they had to say. Some of the people Ottawa consulted said AI chatbots could deliver “quick and accurate” government information to Canadians and translate text so that government communications are readily available in French and English. Some suggested…