Machine learning saves £4.4M in UK.gov work and pensions fraud detection

Poor data standards across government hamper scaling, says Parliament spending watchdog
The UK government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has saved £4.4 million over three years by using machine learning to tackle fraud, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). However, the public spending watchdog found the department's ability to expand this work is limited by fragmented IT systems and poor cross-government data standards.…