🤖Social Security AI denies 73% of disability claims automatically
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Social Security launched an AI system in July 2025 that automatically rejects disability benefit claims without human review. The algorithm denies 73% of applications within seconds, including claims from quadriplegics marked as "insufficiently disabled" and terminal cancer patients labeled "temporarily impaired." Appeals take 18 months while families lose their homes.
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Dying people denied benefits by algorithm that can't see suffering
Terminal patients get rejection letters while AI marks cancer as "manageable condition not requiring support."
Paralyzed veterans lose benefits to code that calls wheelchairs "lifestyle choice"
AI trained on biased data thinks disability is preference, not medical reality requiring assistance.
Eighteen-month appeals mean death before benefits for terminal patients
System designed to deny until applicants die, saving money by eliminating beneficiaries through delays.
File paper applications with lawyers to bypass automated denials
Never apply online where AI controls—disability attorneys can force human review of documentation.
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