HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats’ social media

HMRC confirmed that it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor social media publications as part of the criminal investigations on suspicious tax tricks.

He said that technology would not replace the “human decision -making” and is subject to legal surveillance.

“More use of artificial intelligence will allow better target fraud and smuggling to bring more money for public services, as well as helping our staff spend less time for the manager and assisting taxpayers.” He said.

However, experts warn that there are risks of using AI in this way.

“AI can help HMRC facilitate its processes and make it easier to compile all information about an individual.” He said.

“Of course, there are risks of automating it, and there may be wrong cases of wrongdoing with fake or hacked social media accounts.

He continued: “In order to make appropriate decisions and to review all the relevant information, there will still have to have a human touch in the process.”

The tax authority said that he used AI for several years to support his work, but that suspicious tax tricks were used to monitor social media accounts. When the Daily Telegraph was reported on Tuesday.

AI, which clarifies a spokesman, was used only as part of criminal investigations – not in the daily taxpayer.

Government researchers have looked at the social media tasks of people suspected of error about taxes and benefits for years.

In a famous example, a woman who claims benefits referring to her bad health Exposed through social media publications About long -distance running.

It is now known that HMRC has partially automatically automate the process with AI – human supervision.

This does not seem to come at the expense of work, the government will win 5,500 compliance personnel of the tax authority.

However, the explanation comes at a disturbing time for the government that is currently confronted with the allegations of the National AI Institute for those who are currently coming from inside. Under the risk of collapse.

The technology secretary threatened to withdraw the fund and wants it to focus on defense research.

Meanwhile, HMRC has announced a few efforts to facilitate operations using AI.

“It is not clear how and fast with HMRC’s AI developments, but it successfully uses software that compiles and analyzes the data for years.” He said.

“The primary focal point in HMRC seems to use AI to make life easier for taxpayers.”

Tax authority, “many tax revenue can be lost with errors and errors,” he said, waiting for people to develop tools to help them get the right tax returns, he said.

“It has been announced that HMRC will use AI to help taxpayers access more than 100,000 pages on their website.” He said.

“Everything that can help on this front, HMRC’s current online guidance may be surprising for many people, the taxpayers may be welcome to the news.”