UK to deploy flawed facial age estimation tech on asylum-seekers at borders starting next year
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The UK government plans to introduce facial age estimation technology at borders starting next year to verify asylum-seekers' ages, despite internal documents acknowledging the technology is flawed and prone to errors. The article examines how age verification AI, already widely used online, is expanding into offline, high-stakes settings where errors could have life-altering consequences for vulnerable individuals. Tests of the technology reveal significant accuracy issues, particularly for certain demographics, raising concerns about its deployment in immigration and asylum contexts.
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· 3 pulledAge verification is consuming the Internet. From social media bans in Australia to porn restrictions in half of US states, for many having to prove their age to access websites is becoming an everyday requirement.
But one of the key technologies underpinning many of these age checks is about to seep into the offline world—with potentially life-changing consequences for people having their age predicted by AI.
Tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors.
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