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YouTube began rolling out an 'age-estimation model' in the U.S. that uses AI to restrict access to users determined to be ...
If the technology incorrectly estimates a user to be under 18, they can verify with a credit card or a government ID. YouTube ...
Critics have raised concerns about privacy as well as access to the platform for users falsely flagged as underage.
If the AI falsely identifies your age, and you can't prove otherwise, the restrictions won't be removed. AI age verification ...
Adult YouTube users flagged as under 18 can appeal by proving their age via ID, payment card, or facial image. This appeal ...
YouTube has started using AI to figure out when users are children pretending to be adults amid pressure to protect minors ...
The new feature, which uses artificial intelligence, will automatically determine if someone is under 18, according to a post on YouTube's official blog, dated July 29. It will be first implemented in ...
YouTube's AI age verification could significantly expand protections for teens, aligning the platform with mounting regulatory pressure. But the flip side is a new privacy burden on adults who are ...
Privacy experts are demanding transparency after YouTube announced it would test using AI to estimate user ages in the US ...
Of course, YouTube doesn’t seem to be accounting for the ways this sort of AI oversight would violate their own users’ ...
WIRED found over 100 YouTube channels using AI to create lazy fan-fiction-style videos. Despite being obviously fake, there’s ...
YouTube heard “Merz” but wrote “Merkel.” AI predicts averages, not truth—reminding us that human judgment, not blind trust, ...