Balancing AI in Government with Citizens’ Human Rights

If we don't decide now what rights we want to preserve in the age of AI, we risk losing them.

Note: this article, published in January by the Journal of Government Financial Management, was written for a US audience, but the human rights implications of AI are universal. (If you really don’t want the US detail, read the first two paragraphs then skip to the first subheading: ‘Human Rights Challenges in the AI Era’.)

It may not be immediately appa…