Machine decisions in disability determinations lack transparency and appeal mechanisms.

Evidence

In addition to fairness concerns, there also are concerns about whether the results of machine decisions are appealable. Machine decision-making has been used in disability determinations, where there is a risk that outcomes will unduly burden some groups and that those groups will have no recourse. In a recent case, individuals who were adversely affected by machine decisions were not given insight into the machine’s decision-making and had no means of recourse, such as an appeal (Lecher, 2018). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1160

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1160