AFST litigation established — risk score without audit = civil rights violation pattern
—EU AI Act Annex III + CAPTA
Regulatory exposure — commonly overlooked:
County social worker relies on AI score — county owns harm, vendor owns subscription agreement. · Multinationals built for one jurisdiction fail exams in another — one receipt architecture, many filing packs.
TAM / Exposure
400K+ children in foster care US · AFST-style tools nationwide
Insurance lines
Municipal liability · Social services E&O
Exhibit authority
Global External Validation — Child Welfare AI Decision Pack
Global leaders
HHS · Allegheny County (AFST) · ACLU · Casey Family Programs · ISO · NIST · OECD · UNESCO
ICWA compliance
Native family placement AI must respect ICWA — wrong recommendation = federal violation.
Mandatory reporter
AI flagging abuse must prove escalation path — receipt of CRISIS classification is legal artifact.
Photo analysis
Image AI in welfare checks — multimodal receipt required per input hash.