Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, and Disability Benefits: Phase One Report
This report offers a detailed assessment of how AI and emerging technologies could impact the Social Security Administration’s disability benefits determinations, recommending guardrails and principles to protect applicant rights, mitigate bias, and promote fairness.
Developed by the National Academy of Social Insurance, this April 2025 report explores the implications of artificial intelligence in the disability determination process for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
It outlines current SSA uses of AI, risks such as algorithmic bias and transparency challenges, and provides a framework of principles—like preserving human decision-making and prioritizing fairness—and guardrails for ethical AI deployment. The report emphasizes the need for governance, oversight, explainability, data privacy, and continual evaluation, particularly given the complex and rights-impacting nature of disability benefits. It also calls for broader stakeholder collaboration to ensure AI tools improve access without exacerbating inequities.
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