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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Home Office urged to break with ‘toxic record of failure’ over AI use in asylum claims

The Home Office has been urged by MPs to break with its “toxic record of failure” and end the “near total secrecy” of how AI is being used in the immigration system.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) programmes are currently being used in the processing of asylum claims, and tools are being developed to predict the age of small boat migrants based on their facial features.

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