Algorithmic Accountability Lab News Today

It adopted AI in welfare schemes to weed out ineligible ones, but has wrongfully removed thousands of legitimate ones.

As the EU seeks to finalize a landmark AI law, critics see a big loophole for developers of the worst kinds of police tech.

Poverty-stricken and marginalised communities in Serbia are being pushed further into poverty as an automated welfare delivery system, funded by the World Bank, strips them of social assistance, said Amnesty International in a report published today. The report, Trapped by Automation: Poverty and Discrimination in Serbia’s Welfare State, documents how many people, particularly Roma and those with disabilities, are unable pay bills, put food on the table, and are struggling to make ends meet

The government is using Clearview AI to identify fallen Russian soldiers, but this deployment distracts from face recognition’s dangers.

This year RightsCon, the flagship summit on human rights in the digital age, takes place from 6 June to 10 June. RightsCon brings together human rights experts, tech companies, government representatives and activists to discuss how we can build a rights-respecting digital future. Amnesty International colleagues are taking part throughout the week (all times CEST): Monday 6 […]