The Canadian province of Ontario is facing a class-action lawsuit over its use of an AI system called SAFER, which is accused of unfairly assigning higher risk scores to Black prisoners. Critics argue that the data used by SAFER is biased due to systemic racism in the justice system, leading to Black inmates being disproportionately placed in higher-security facilities with fewer privileges. While the province has acknowledged potential bias in AI assessments for Indigenous inmates, similar measures have not been taken for Black prisoners, drawing criticism from human rights advocates. AI
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RANK_REASON Class-action lawsuit against a provincial government over AI bias. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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- Caitlin Leach
- Grant Duwe
- Koskie Minsky LLP
- Nana Yankful
- Ontario
- Ontario Ombudsman
- SAFER
- Scott Wortley
- The Breach
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