Posted 1/28/2024, 11:03:24 PM
Freedom of Information Laws Fall Short in AI Era
- Freedom of information laws help expose government wrongdoing and AI issues, but current laws may not be up to the task
- The Horizon scandal in the UK showed how FOI laws uncovered major problems with an automated accounting system
- Australia's FOI laws are more restrictive than the UK's, desperately needing reform
- The government has not implemented a recommendation to repeal the cabinet document exemption in the FOI Act
- Recommended changes include adding a public interest test, narrowing cabinet confidentiality, reducing disclosure timeframes, and expanding the Act's scope