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The IRS Is Using AI to Target the Ultra-Wealthy for Tax Violations (gizmodo.com)

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The IRS Is Using AI to Target the Ultra-Wealthy for Tax Violations::The agency is adding AI tools to identify taxpayers who make $1 million and up, and have more than $250,000 in tax evasion.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They say "ai" but do they just mean software?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All software is now AI. The sensor that tells your fridge to turn off when it's cold enough? Well that makes a decision of some kind, so AI. The cook timer on your microwave? AI. Your thermostat? Definitely AI.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Old-school AI systems from way back in the day called Expert Systems were just a crapload of IF statements. There's never been a concrete agreed-upon definition of AI because there's never been an agreed-upon definition of the word Intelligence.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Probably machine learning models, as usual. Which may or may not be classified as AI.

Either way, useful in statistical problems like this.

Edit: reading the press release, yep, machine learning.