‘Michigan, in particular, has a troubled history with using technological systems to determine eligibility and fraud,’ said law professor Michele Gilman.
Michiganders applying to enroll in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may soon find that their cases are being reviewed by artificial intelligence technology.
According to reporting by the Michigan Advance, a state health official announced the use of the newly implemented AI program to members of the state Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on March 17, saying that it will be used in an effort to speed up the review process and assess for cases of fraud, particularly in cases of over- or underpayments.
“Using this AI case reading tool, we’re now not only going to be able to scan every single case in a perfect environment before that money goes out the door, we’re also going to be able to target it to the cases that have the highest likelihood of resulting in a payment error rate,” said David Knezek, the chief operating officer of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
The Michigan League for Public Policy reported that as of July 2025, over 1.4 million Michiganders participated in SNAP.
Michele Gilman, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, told the Michigan Independent that payment errors are not necessarily fraud.
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