Photo: ODTA new watchdog is needed to regulate how government-run artificial intelligence (AI) is sifting through our personal data, an expert panel from the University of Otago says. The call is in response to increasing use of sophisticated new data tools and predictive analytics by state agencies - sometimes without the knowledge of those whose information is being used. "At present, public information about predictive analytics in government comes mainly from media exposes," said Associate Professor Colin Gavaghan, of Otago's Faculty of Law. "In the latest case with Immigration New Zealand, even the Immigration Minister himself was in the dark about the system." The project members proposed a new agency that would publish a complete list of the predictive tools used by Government departments.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 21, 2018 22:52 UTC