The Open Rights Group and others emphasize the risks of AI systems, which can amplify discrimination and inequality. They cite past incidents, such as the misgrading of A-level results and wrongful prosecutions due to faulty algorithms, as examples of the potential negative impacts. The proposed DUA Bill, particularly Clause 80, would require individuals to contest AI decisions, exacerbating power imbalances. The campaigners call for the government to protect the right to human review of automated decisions and encourage public action through petitions to amend the bill.
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- Civil society organizations, trade unions, academics, and campaigners are urging the UK government to abandon proposals that would remove the right not to be subject to decisions made solely by AI systems.
- The Data Use and Access (DUA) Bill proposes to eliminate the existing right under GDPR, which protects individuals from decisions based solely on automated processing.
- Examples of past issues with automated systems include misgraded A-level results, Uber's algorithmic firings, and wrongful prosecutions due to the Post Office Horizon system.
- There is a call to amend the Data Bill to ensure individuals can request a human review of automated decisions that significantly impact their lives.