Politics · 3 hours ago
Home Office Secretly Using AI on Asylum Cases, Report Says
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Artificial intelligence is being used across the Home Office in near-total secrecy, including for asylum age checks, phone searches and border surveillance, a report by campaigners Open Rights Group claims. The group warns the technology can replicate bias and says officials often cite national security to block information requests. It wants tighter regulation, a public register of government AI tools and bans on undemocratic uses.
Reported by The Guardian · How we write briefs