Britain will use AI to assess ages of asylum seekers in a world-first, with other countries likely to follow suit
But our investigation, based on a leaked report and our own algorithmic audit, finds the technology is deeply unreliable
and @wired.com
The UK has turned to AI to determine the age of asylum seekers, and other countries are likely to follow suit. Our investigation finds the technology is deeply unreliable.
“People are looking to their own backyards a bit more. The whole point of local news is that you can make local politics decipherable and comprehensible to people on the street and you can make them feel like they know what's actually going on.”, Lothian-McLean, Mill Media
Last month, the UK Home Office announced it would use age estimation technology to crack down on small boat arrivals 'posing as children'
We can now reveal its own internal report found the tech often assesses minors as adults — and performs worst for nationalities arriving in the largest numbers
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Two ex-scientific advisors to the Home Office have spoken out for the first time, saying they weren't consulted on the plans & have grave doubts
Meanwhile an open letter to the Home Office by @fox-glove.bsky.social, @hrw.org & more calls for a halt to the rollout
