[Opinion] Home Office use of AI in asylum cases could be unlawful, legal experts warn

Home Office use of AI in asylum cases could be unlawful, legal experts warn

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Home Office use of AI in asylum cases likely to be unlawful, legal opinion finds

The Home Office’s failure to inform asylum applicants that AI tools are being used in their assessments is likely to be unlawful, according to a legal opinion, published today. It finds that the Home Office’s use of AI tools does not meet a number of legal obligations nor the standards set out in the AI Playbook for the UK Government. The Opinion, written by Cloisters Chambers’ Robin Allen KC and Dee Masters, andJoshua Jackson of Doughty Street …