The use of automated decision-making systems (ADMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the public sector is becoming more prevalent, as a result of the increasing demand for simplified, user-friendly, expedited, and round-the-clock available services. Governments are increasingly using AI for public administration innovation and transformation, redefining how they design and deliver policies and services.

The question remains whether rules and principles of administrative law are sufficiently future proof to regulate new forms of decision-making effectively, as the use of artificial intelligence introduces both new opportunities and new risks to public administration. Accordingly, the deployment of ADMs and AI in the public sector, in particular in administrative decision-making, should be accompanied by additional safeguards with the aim to ensuring transparency and accountability, as well as reducing risks, and preventing or remedying any possible infringements of the rights of the concerned individuals.

In accordance with its Terms of Reference (2022-2025), The CDCJ established in 2022 a limited working group on administration and artificial intelligence (CDCJ-ADMIN-AI) with the aim of assisting the CDCJ in this area, including by preparing proposals on possible future work by the CDCJ in this field, as well as by updating the handbook “The Administration and You” in the context of algorithmic decision-making.