HMRC uses AI to spy on social media posts
HMRC has admitted for the first time that it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to spy on taxpayers’ social media posts.
The tax authority examines workers’ financial records, spending habits and tax returns to look for evidence of cheating – as well as posts on the internet.
Social media posts about a large purchase or expensive holiday could trigger a red flag if the user seems to be spending beyond their means.
Gosh, does this mean my holiday on Mars could be picked up by the all-seeing HMRC NarkBot? I had to abandon the idea of gold-plating the shed roof this year to pay for it though. My pension 'extras' don't yet stretch that far.
Not that NarkBot is likely to scour this shady little corner of the interweb, but it does suggest how lots of social media folk could have fun providing a deluge of even more wildly improbable entertainment.
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