BiasMedium
Algorithm to Distribute Social Welfare Reported for Oversimplifying Economic Vulnerability
- Occurred
- May 31, 2019
- Published
- Jun 13, 2023
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Takaful cash transfer program's algorithm which ranks families by their economic vulnerability level to determine financial assistance reportedly oversimplified people's economic situation, fueling social tension and perceptions of unfairness.
Developers
- The World Bank
- UNICEF
- World Food Programme
Deployers
- National Aid Fund
Harmed parties
- Jordanians in poverty
Classification
Category confidence: 85%
Severity confidence: 80%
Rationale: Algorithm oversimplified economic vulnerability causing unfair outcomes and social tension.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8