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Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Dame Chi OnwurahLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 19694

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what timetable her Department has for conducting a fairness analysis on the Advances Model artificial intelligence system in respect of potential bias according to race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, pregnancy, maternity or gender reassignment status.

Answered by Andrew Western

DWP is committed to continue iterating the fairness analysis method and improving the data available for future analyses for the machine learning Advances model. Fairness analysis will be completed at regular intervals, the results of which will continue to inform regular decisions on the continued operation and improvement of the model as a reasonable and proportionate fraud prevention control.

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