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Enterprise SaaS Bureaucratic Inertia & Toxic Culture 2016 - 2020

自动追债系统的集体错误 (Robo-debt):用系统自动追讨福利欠款,为什么最后要退还几亿澳元?

把「平均」当作「事实」,算法就会把不确定变成确定的债务

自动追债系统的集体错误 (Robo-debt):巅峰期澳大利亚福利部门上线的自动债务核算与追讨系统,用数据自动比对收入并生成应还金额,大幅提高了追讨效率;终局是系统用平均法推算收入而忽略了实际工作周数,导致数十万人被错误追讨债务,法院认定部分做法违法,政府取消并退还大部分款项。

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澳大利亚福利部门上线的自动债务核算与追讨系统,用数据自动比对收入并生成应还金额,大幅提高了追讨效率

Final cost

系统用平均法推算收入而忽略了实际工作周数,导致数十万人被错误追讨债务,法院认定部分做法违法,政府取消并退还大部分款项

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产品技术

算法假设与实际收入模式不符

按年平均推算收入,忽略了工作的周期性

1,664 votes (33%)
外部合规

举证责任被转移到个人

被追讨者需要自行证明清白,成本与难度都由弱势方承担

1,398 votes (28%)
组织管理

效率目标压过正确性验证

系统上线时未做充分的抽样验证与小范围测试

1,132 votes (22%)
资本财务

退款与赔偿造成巨额支出

取消债务、退款与赔偿的总额达数亿澳元,还伴随调查成本

865 votes (17%)

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    维基百科:Robodebt scheme 其他 Overseas site
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