UK Government Faces Court Over ‘Biased’ Visa Algorithm

The UK’s Home Office is facing a landmark Judicial Review to reveal how an algorithm it uses to triage visa applications works – in what appears to be the first case of its kind here, and which could open up a series of future similar demands in the public and private sectors if successful.

The legal challenge has been launched by campaign groups Foxglove – which focuses on legal rights in relation to the abuse of technology – and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. They believe the algorithm ‘may be discriminating on the basis of crude characteristics like nationality or age – rather than assessing applicants fairly, on the merits‘.

Source: UK Government Faces Court Over ‘Biased’ Visa Algorithm – Artificial Lawyer