top of page
Search

4/10/2026

jesse4430
Apr 10
1 min read

UPPER MICHIGAN - Michigan officials are exploring the use of artificial intelligence to flag potential fraud in the state’s food assistance program, but legal experts say the technology could misidentify people who actually qualify. They caution that many payment issues are not fraud at all. Michelle Gilman is a legal expert on public benefits law, and she says many cases labeled as fraud are actually overpayments.

                    0:14  "Overpayment and underpayment, which are also a problem – but one we don't hear much about – are usually the result of innocent errors, given the complexity of these very complicated programs."

A 2024 report from the nonprofit Food Research and Action Center pointed to the risks of using A-I to determine eligibility for SNAP benefits. One of them is the biases of the humans training the machines. The Michigan League for Public Policy reported that as of July 2025, over a million Michiganders participated in SNAP.

 
 
 

Recent Posts

See All
10/16/2026

ASHLAND - The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office has submitted $234,726 in law enforcement bills related to Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline reroute and has received $168,418 in reimbursements so far. The Dail

 
 
 
10/16/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - The U.S. Department of War awarded $5.2 million to Trans Superior Resources also know as TSR in Baraga County for mineral exploration. Exploratory drilling could begin as soon as nex

 
 
 
10/16/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - Abdul El-Sayed Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate was in the U.P. yesterday as part of his statewide bus tour. El-Sayed made stops Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Marquette. El-Sayed is

 
 
 

Comments

bottom of page