UK risks scandal over ‘bias’ in AI tools in use across public sector

Systems operating across government departments and police forces raise concerns about accountability and discriminationUK officials use AI to decide on issues from benefits to marriage licencesKate Osamor, the Labour MP for Edmonton, recently received an email from a charity about a constituent of hers who had had her benefits suspended apparently without reason.“For well over a year now she has been trying to contact DWP [the Department for Work and Pensions] and find out more about the