Unintended Consequences of Automating Public Services: The Robodebt Case
Exploring a controversial AI application in the Human Services sector, this article sheds light on the incident of 'Robodebt' and its implications for responsible AI governance. The misuse of automation in the welfare system led to financial distress for many Australians. Join us in discussing safeguards for AI that prevent such incidents.
This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/57
Data source
Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
When citing the database as a whole, please use:
McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.