As so often, The Spinoff gets it right — Is the NZ government sleepwalking into its own automation scandal?:
Efficiency is not the only value of government. The public do not want government making incorrect decisions about them efficiently. The government also owes different obligations from the private sector, as individuals cannot opt out from interacting with them. Values of open government, transparency, fairness and accountability can be impeded by the delivery of government services using opaque and fast-moving AI models hosted in other parts of the world.