Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights Regarding His Thematic Report on Digital Technology, Social Protection & Human Rights

Summary This submission examines the human rights implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) [1] and other data-driven technologies in welfare benefits programs, such as cash and food assistance programs. Through a series of case studies, this submission explains how States delegate key welfare functions, such as determinations of eligibility and benefits levels, to automated decision-making models, some of which rely on data mining, machine learning and other processes or technologies typically associated with the field of AI. It also assesses how automated decision-making interferes with the…

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