- Cross-party MPs and campaigners have urged the Home Office to “end secrecy” over its growing use of artificial intelligence within the UK immigration system.
- A report by the Open Rights Group highlighted that AI is currently utilised for border surveillance, age estimation, asylum case processing, and identifying potential sham marriages.
- Concerns were raised after spot-checks revealed AI tools used to summarise around 7,000 asylum interviews per month failed basic accuracy tests.
- Politicians, including Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, are demanding independent validation, clear safeguards, and legal compliance before AI is applied to asylum decisions.
- The Home Office defended the technology, stating that AI acts strictly as an administrative aid and does not replace human caseworkers in making final asylum decisions.
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Home Office urged to break with ‘toxic record of failure’ over AI use in asylum claims
