nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230725-012056-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230725s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230725-012056-0 doi eng 342 23 de Heer, Sarah Author aut A Scandal on AI in Administration, Again - Fortifying Fundamental Rights in the Age of AI de Heer, Sarah Verfassungsblog 2023-07-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier After the infamous Dutch benefits scandal, the Netherlands are yet again the scene of wrongful application of an algorithm by the government. This time, the main actor is the Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO), the Dutch agency responsible for the allocation and payment of student loans to those enrolled in Dutch higher education. Specifically, DUO used an algorithm in their enforcement task, namely to verify whether the student loans have been rightfully allocated. In 2012, DUO commenced the use of this ‘in-house’ algorithm, which the Minister of Education – under whose responsibility DUO falls – halted on 23 June. The developments in the Netherlands epitomize the promises and pitfalls of further integrating automated decision-making (ADM) into public administration. On the one hand, ADM – sometimes labelled ‘artificial intelligence’ – is cheap and promises efficiency gains. On the other hand, ADM systems may be error-prone when facing the complex realities of societal life and legal ambiguity. CC BY-SA 4.0 Administration Artificial Intelligence automated-decision making social services Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-scandal-on-ai-in-administration-again/ raw object