Category: Cyber Security | Published: 2025-09-03
Using Algorithms
The disclosure came after recent reports in The Telegraph revealed HMRC was using algorithms to flag suspicious activity online. In response, the tax authority confirmed that AI is already playing a role in its investigative work. Officials stressed the technology is only used in criminal investigations and is not applied to the everyday taxpayer. In a statement, HMRC said AI is being deployed to help staff spot inconsistencies between declared income and publicly available social media posts, while also cutting down the amount of time spent on manual administration.
Spend Less Time on Admin
_“Greater use of AI will enable our staff to spend less time on admin and more time helping taxpayers, as well as better target fraud and evasion to bring in more money for public services,”_ HMRC said in a statement. Officials added that the approach does not replace human decision-making, pointing to what they describe as _“robust safeguards and legal oversight”_ around the process.