Governmental Automated Decision-Making and Human Rights: Reconciling Law and Intelligent Systems

With the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence, governments are integrating AI technologies into administrative and even judicial decision—making, aiding and in some cases even replacing human decision—makers. Predictive policing, automated benefits administration, and automated risk assessment in criminal sentencing are but a few prominent examples of a general trend. While the turn towards governmental automated decision—making promises to reduce the impact of human biases and p...