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A year ago, California officials had to report under a new state law how they used automated systems to make important decisions about people’s lives.
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They said they never did — a startling answer for a number of reasons, sources told CalMatters at the time, including that there were several prominent examples to the contrary.
Now, the state has issued a more expansive answer: It is currently using six automated systems to make consequential decisions about the lives of Californians.
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