AI can help fight tax fraud, but is not a silver bullet

21 February 2025

Guillermo Herrera Nimmagadda (J-PAL) writes an article for The Hindustan Times tempering expectations that AI will solve the issue of tax fraud without rigorous evaluations.

Guillermo cites J-PAL randomised control trials in Senegal and Ghana to highlight that governments need to be accurate in how and when they employ AI: “There may be higher and quicker returns to simpler technologies that, for instance, improve coordination between tax officials in different jurisdictions.”

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AI can help fight tax fraud, but is not a silver bullet

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