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UK Home Office uses AI in immigration with "near-total secrecy", report finds

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A report by the Open Rights Group indicates that the UK Home Office is extensively using AI tools in its immigration processes with minimal public disclosure. These tools are employed for tasks such as identifying potential sham marriages, estimating asylum seeker ages, analyzing phone data, summarizing interviews, and conducting facial recognition and drone surveillance at borders. The organization is advocating for a public registry of government AI systems and a prohibition on their use in asylum claim assessments, citing concerns over secrecy and potential misuse. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about government transparency and the ethical application of AI in sensitive areas like immigration and asylum.

RANK_REASON Report details significant use of AI by a government agency with implications for policy and civil liberties. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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UK Home Office uses AI in immigration with "near-total secrecy", report finds

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Report details significant use of AI by a government agency with implications for policy and civil liberties. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]
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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The UK Home Office now uses AI across immigration in "near-total secrecy", a report by Open Rights Group says: to flag possible sham marriages, estimate asylum

    The UK Home Office now uses AI across immigration in "near-total secrecy", a report by Open Rights Group says: to flag possible sham marriages, estimate asylum seekers' ages, search new arrivals' phones, summarise asylum interviews, run live facial recognition and AI drones at th…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/digital-hostile-environ…

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