Disproportionate Flagging in UK Home Office's Sham Marriage Algorithm: Concerns over Nationality Bias
March 1, 2015
The UK Home Office's sham marriage detection algorithm has been reported to flag certain nationalities at a higher rate, sparking concerns about potential discrimination based on nationality and age. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to contribute to trustworthy AI development? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- uk-home-office
- Alleged developer
- uk-home-office
- Alleged harmed parties
- uk-immigrant-newlyweds
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