Author Virginia Eubanks argues that automated systems that governments across the U.S. use to deliver benefit and welfare programs are often... 'Automating Inequality': Algorithms In Public Services ...

The state of Indiana denied one million applications for health care, food stamps, and cash benefits in three years - because a new computer system interpreted any application mistake as "failure to ...

1. With harrowing first-person testimony—including her own, about her experience navigating the U.S. health-insurance system—Virginia Eubanks argues in “Automating Inequality” that America has created ...

AI can help maximize resources in strapped systems trying to protect vulnerable people – but it can also risk replicating harm or privacy violations. Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images Artificial ...

The ethical stakes become even clearer when algorithmic systems are introduced into low-resource or postcolonial settings.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly being adopted to help prevent abuse and protect vulnerable people – including children in foster care, adults in nursing homes and students in schools. These tools ...