Incident 137: Israeli Tax Authority Employed Opaque Algorithm to Impose Fines, Reportedly Refusing to Provide an Explanation for Amount Calculation to a Farmer
Description: An Israeli farmer was imposed a computer generated fine by the tax authority, who allegedly were not able to explain its calculation, and refused to disclose the program and its source code.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Israeli Tax Authority developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Moshe Har Shemesh and Israeli people having tax fines.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
137
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2021-01-11
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam
GMF Taxonomy Classifications
Taxonomy DetailsKnown AI Goal
An AI Goal which is almost certainly pursued by the AI system referenced in the incident.
Financial Processing
Potential AI Technology
An AI Method / Technology which probably is a part of the implementation of the AI system referenced in the incident.
Regression
Known AI Technical Failure
An AI Technical Failure which almost certainly contributes to the AI system failure referenced in the incident.
Lack of Transparency
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
haaretz.com · 2021
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A tax dispute between a ranch in Israel’s southern Negev desert and the country’s tax authority has given rise to an issue which could have far reaching repercussions on the public’s ability to oversee and even understand government acts.
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Variants
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