An assessment from the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) has laid out the potentially dangerous impacts of a data breach to a new AI tool used by the MoD. The tool, Textio, is described as an AI-powered writing assistant that improves job adverts by optimizing the language for inclusivity, engagement, and effectiveness, but storing sensitive personnel data overseas raises security concerns.
The user is then given a score out of 100 which determines readability and the level of inclusive language. A score between 80-100 is deemed more effective in terms of potential candidate engagement, allowing users to adjust wording to improve scoring, but the overall security risks involved in using the tool cannot be overlooked.
Textio, hosted on AWS infrastructure, provides real-time feedback on job listing language using predictive analysis and AI, but this also necessitates that sensitive MoD employee personal data, like names and emails, is stored outside the UK, creating a clear vulnerability.
The DSIT made it clear that a data breach could have significant negative outcomes for military staff, expressing concern that identification of defence personnel could occur due to the type of data being processed by the AI recruitment tool.
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