#algorithmic-decision-making

#algorithmic-decision-making

The complaint filed on 18 August focuses on two algorithmic tools used for processing migrants' personal data, known as Identify and Prioritise Immigration Cases (IPIC) and Electronic Monitoring Review Tool (EMRT). The campaign group claims in a 94-page legal submission that the Home Office is using the tools in a way that limits human involvement in decision-making, and that "design nudges" encourage case workers to accept the tool's recommendations with little scrutiny.

The new algorithmic scoring system has rendered many prisoners ineligible for parole, with about 13,000 individuals, nearly half of Louisiana's prison population, classified as moderate or high risk, significantly affecting their chances of reentry into society.