Opaque Fraud Detection Algorithm by the UK’s Department of Work and Pensions Allegedly Discriminated against People with Disabilities
Date: 2019-10-15
Affected: Uipath, Uk Department Of Work And Pensions
Attack vector: algorithmic-bias
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #189: Opaque Fraud Detection Algorithm by the UK’s Department of Work and Pensions Allegedly Discriminated against People with Disabilities. Alleged deployer/developer: Uipath, Uk Department Of Work And Pensions. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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