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UK asylum AI use likely unlawful, critics say · 2 sources tracked

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A recent legal opinion suggests that the UK Home Office's use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful. Asylum seekers are not informed when AI is used in their applications, preventing them from challenging or correcting potential errors. Open Rights Group argues that this practice, intended to save time and money, may actually increase costs due to more decisions being pushed into appeals, leading to lower morale and quality. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about fairness and legality in AI-assisted government decision-making, potentially impacting future AI policy in public services.

RANK_REASON Legal opinion on the use of AI in asylum decisions. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The recent legal opinion for ORG found that the use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful. Asylum applicants aren't told that AI is being used in t

    The recent legal opinion for ORG found that the use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful. Asylum applicants aren't told that AI is being used in their applications. So they can't challenge or correct errors. Tell your MP that the use of AI in the UK asylum system sh…

    LINKS action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-a…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The use of AI in asylum decisions is meant to save time and money, according to the UK Home Office. But it's likely the opposite. More haste means lower morale

    The use of AI in asylum decisions is meant to save time and money, according to the UK Home Office. But it's likely the opposite. More haste means lower morale and lesser quality. This pushes more decisions into appeal and up go the costs. ORG's @ jim explores the current doom-lo…

    LINKS openrightsgroup.org/…/how-ai-in-asylum-de…

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