Phase One Report: Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, and Disability Benefits
National Academy of Social Insurance
Ref: SRC-001-USA-003
Accessed: 10/31/2025
Summary
Comprehensive policy report by NASI Task Force assessing SSA's current and potential use of AI in SSDI and SSI disability determination. Documents IMAGEN, Insight, QDD, and other AI tools. Details risks of bias (including underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic claimants in QDD), automation bias, transparency concerns, and data privacy issues. Identifies four guiding principles and guardrails for responsible AI use. Reports SSA had 1.216 million pending initial claims as of July 2024 with 231-day average wait times.
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National Academy of Social Insurance (2025). Phase One Report: Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, and Disability Benefits. Washington, DC: NASI. Available at: https://www.nasi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Phase-One-Report-Task-Force-on-Artificial-Intelligence-Emerging-Technology-and-Disability-Benefits.pdf (Accessed: 31 October 2025).