‘Digital hostile environment’: AI secretly being embedded across Home Office, report claims
2026-10-27 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
The UK Home Office has been quietly stuffing AI into every corner of its immigration system — from guessing asylum seekers' ages to rifling through their phones — all while keeping it secret from the public. The Open Rights Group found this 'digital hostile environment' operates with near-zero transparency or accountability. Nothing says 'welcome to Britain' like having an algorithm decide your fate behind closed doors.