PoliticsGreens call for human override of aged-care assessment algorithm after scathing report

Australia’s commonwealth ombudsman says the algorithm-driven home-support assessment tool is producing unfair outcomes and recommends changing the law so assessors can correct mistaken funding decisions. Greens leader David Shoebridge urged the government to restore human override before parliament’s sitting period ends. Ministers say they will consider the report and point to a new escalation process, which the ombudsman and an experienced assessor say may not be enough.

Australian politicsaged carealgorithmic assessmentDavid Shoebridge

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