Albanese government warned it is ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI

Centre for Public Integrity report says mandatory audit and public register of all automated decision-making needed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government is “sleepwalking its way into another robodebt” scandal amid a lack of transparency and legislation around use of algorithms and artificial intelligence in decisions, the chief executive of independent thinktank the Centre for Public Integrity said. Dr Catherine Williams launched the centre’s “Computer Says No” report on Thursday, which examines the use of automated decision-making (ADM) tools by the government and calls for urgent reform. Continue reading...

澳大利亚公共诚信中心发布报告，警告联邦政府在缺乏透明度和立法的情况下使用自动化决策工具，可能重演“机器人债务”丑闻。报告呼吁强制审计、公开登记和独立监督，而政府表示正在制定相关框架。