YouTube will begin guessing users’ ages using artificial intelligence on Wednesday, as part of an effort to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate content online.

If the technology incorrectly estimates a user to be under 18, they can verify with a credit card or a government ID. YouTube ...

The new feature, which uses artificial intelligence, will automatically determine if someone is under 18, according to a post ...

Critics have raised concerns about privacy as well as access to the platform for users falsely flagged as underage.

YouTube began rolling out an 'age-estimation model' in the U.S. that uses AI to restrict access to users determined to be ...

Adult YouTube users flagged as under 18 can appeal by proving their age via ID, payment card, or facial image. This appeal ...

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YouTube rolled out an AI age verification function on Wednesday that will automatically restrict content for users ...

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Of course, YouTube doesn’t seem to be accounting for the ways this sort of AI oversight would violate their own users’ ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - YouTube will begin to employ artificial intelligence (AI) technology to estimate the age of its users, ...

YouTube is the latest major platform to use AI in its age verification tools alongside Discord, Roblox and Bluesky.