As governments invest heavily in applying AI and algorithms to public policy, the new tools will only be useful if the data that feeds into them is accurate and complete.
While the promise of these technologies is exciting, the new tools will only be useful if the data that feeds into them is accurate and complete. However, in 2023 most government data will still be inaccurate or full of holes.
Bad data has also been responsible for a raft of major policy mishaps, wasted public funds, and harm to people’s lives. Bad data is why people in the UK have been wrongly deported and accused of being illegal immigrants, as happened during the Windrush scandal.
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