Monika Zalnieriute, Lyria Bennett Moses and George Williams
University of NSW Law
2019
Reference:
https://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay/unsworks_modsunsworks_57979/UNSWORKS
Governments around the world are deploying automation tools in making decisions that affect rights and entitlements. The interests affected are very broad, ranging from time spent in detention to the receipt of social security benefits. This article focuses on the impact on rule of law values of automation using: (1) preprogrammed rules (for example, expert systems); and (2) predictive inferencing whereby rules are derived from historic data (such by applying supervised machine learning). The article examines the use of these systems across a range of nations. It explores the tension between the rule of law and rapid technological change and concludes with observations on how the automation of government decision-making can both enhance and
detract from rule of law values.
