UK to deploy AI facial recognition at borders to verify age of asylum seekers
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Joshua Nevett
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Summary
The UK Home Office will deploy an AI facial recognition tool at borders from next year to detect adult migrants posing as children. A software company has been awarded a contract to develop the technology, which estimates age by analyzing photographs. Initial testing showed "promising performance and accuracy," according to the Home Office, which says it will help identify migrants "attempting to game the system." However, Human Rights Watch has urged the government to scrap the scheme over concerns about accuracy and ethics.
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Initial testing indicated 'promising performance and accuracy'
Human Rights Watch urged the government to scrap the scheme
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