An opaque automated system that quickly and efficiently makes bad decisions about who gets benefits is an unbelievably bad idea.
But it's exactly what we've come to expect from a government that's much more interested in cutting costs than building a fair society.
'He said MSD made millions of decisions every year, and staff were spending too much time on administration. "That's not good enough for the clients of MSD, or taxpayers. This Bill fixes that."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/596738/proposed-law-could-see-government-use-ai-to-make-decisions-about-people-s-benefits
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