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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodebt_scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodebt_scheme An illegal scheme concoted by the previous government to try an alg
by richardjam73 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodebt_scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodebt_scheme
An illegal scheme concoted by the previous government to try an algorithmically detect welfare fraud. The system falsley flagged over 400,000 cases. Some people ended up killing themselves as a result of these false accusations. The government had to pay over a billion dollars in reparations to victims of the scheme.