Sign On Letter to DHS: Cancel Use of AI by Dec 1

Federal rules and policies require DHS, among other things, to consult with impacted communities before using AI tools; monitor AI tools for errors and civil rights violations on an ongoing basis; provide notification, redress, and an opt-out process for those impacted by AI tools; produce a comprehensive public inventory of DHS AI tools and conduct AI Impact Assessments prior to the rollout of th. [...] The Office of Management and Budget requires DHS to terminate the use of rights-impacting AI tools by December 1 if they fail to comply with these minimum requirements.2 The impact and potential harm of DHS use of artificial intelligence on U. [...] According to reports including the agency’s own AI inventory and Privacy Impact Assessements, DHS and its subagencies use AI technologies to make critical decisions – from whether to deport, detain, and separate families, whether to naturalize someone, to whether to protect someone from persecution or torture.3 We highlight a number of these concerning AI tools below. [...] Given the historical discrimination, inaccuracies, and complexities of the immigration system,9 we have serious concerns that DHS’s AI products could exacerbate existing biases or be abused in the future to supercharge detention and deportation.10 In consideration of federal policy and the human lives at stake, we urge DHS to cancel or suspend the use of any non-compliant AI tool by the deadline o. [...] Young, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence, Office of Management and Budget (Mar.