英国测试AI“白邮”系统,以确定福利申请的优先次序,引起隐私问题。
UK tests AI system "White Mail" to prioritize benefit claims, sparking privacy concerns.
联合王国工作与养老金部正在试行一个名为“白邮”的AI系统,每天处理多达25,000封福利申领人发来的信件和电子邮件,旨在优先处理最脆弱的案件。
The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is piloting an AI system called "White Mail" to process up to 25,000 letters and emails daily from benefit claimants, aiming to prioritize the most vulnerable cases.
批评者担心该系统缺乏透明度及其对敏感个人数据的处理,要求多哈工作方案公布性能数据和采取保障措施。
Critics worry about the system's lack of transparency and its handling of sensitive personal data, calling for the DWP to publish performance data and introduce safeguards.
DWP 断言 AI 只对通信进行排序,不做决定。
The DWP asserts the AI only sorts correspondence and does not make decisions.