How AI Bias Affects State Audit Selection

How AI Bias Affects State Audit Selection

From Tax Notes Talk by Tax Notes

May 22, 2026 · 30 min

About this episode

The episode discusses how bias in AI impacts taxpayer audit selection processes in California and New York.

Tax Notes reporters Paul Jones and Emily Hollingsworth discuss how bias in artificial intelligence can affect automated systems that select taxpayers for audits and what their investigation of California's and New York’s audit selection processes revealed. For more, read Jones and Hollingsworth's investigation for free: "Unwatched: How State Audit Selection Systems Bypass Oversight." ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parri...

People in this episode

Host: David D. Stewart

Guests: Paul Jones, Emily Hollingsworth

Topics covered

  • AI bias
  • state audits
  • taxpayer selection
  • California audit process
  • New York audit process

Keywords

  • AI bias
  • audit selection
  • tax audits
  • California
  • New York
  • Tax Notes
  • investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tax Notes

Books & works: Unwatched: How State Audit Selection Systems Bypass Oversight

Places: California, New York

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