An open letter to UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle by civil society organisations, trade unions, academics and other campaigners, including Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, Privacy International, Statewatch, and Amnesty International, calls for the UK government to abandon plans to remove the right not to be subject to automated decisions except for where they relate to special categories of data.
While the letter acknowledges there are benefits to be gained from artificial intelligence (AI), there are also risks. Data can be biased, and models can be wrong. The letter states that "public trust relies on accountability" and that "decisions, whether made by humans or machines are sometimes incorrect."

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