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Home Office accused of using AI in 'near total secrecy' on asylum claims despite a tool failing basic accuracy tests

The Home Office has been accused of using AI to summarise asylum seekers' cases without telling them, an Open Rights Group report claims.
The Home Office has been accused of using AI to summarise asylum seekers' cases without telling them, an Open Rights Group report claims.

Officials are routinely citing national security to block freedom of information requests about the technology, a 100-page Open Rights Group report claims. AI now estimates asylum seekers' ages, sifts migrants' phones and flags suspected sham marriages. Much of it is supplied by US, Israeli and other foreign defence firms. MPs say the Home Office must end its 'toxic record of failure'.

Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy: asylum seekers are 'not even told' when AI summarises their cases.

AI-powered drones, satellites and surveillance towers now monitor small boat crossings in the Channel.

Tools are being developed to predict small boat migrants' ages from their facial features.

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