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Editors’ selectionConceptAI in governmentUse of machine-learning and automated decision systems by public administrations — from triage and fraud detection to drafting and translation.IdeaTheoryExamplesCritiqueResultsMechanismAI-assisted arbitrationDispute resolution in which AI systems triage cases, summarise evidence or propose outcomes, with or without a human decision-maker.IdeaTheoryExamplesCritiqueResultsExperimentAadhaar: India's biometric digital identityA 12-digit biometric identity number issued since 2010 to about 1.38 billion residents of India and used for welfare, banking and tax. It was placed on a statutory basis in 2016 and upheld with limits by the Supreme Court in 2018, after the 2017 Puttaswamy ruling declared privacy a fundamental right.IdeaTheoryExamplesCritiqueResults
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