YouTube Introduces AI Age Verification, Sparking User Privacy Concerns
TL;DR
YouTube is testing an AI-based system in the US to estimate users' ages based on their activity, applying safety restrictions for minors and requiring proof of age from adults if misidentified, raising privacy concerns among users and experts.
- YouTube will start using AI to guess your age. If it’s wrong, you’ll have to prove it CNN
- YouTube Launches AI Age-Verification in U.S., Which Will Automatically Restrict Users Estimated to Be Under 18 Variety
- 'Has to be balanced': Reactions to YouTube's ID verification rollout FOX 2 Detroit
- YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” Ars Technica
- World’s largest video platform is now asking for ID in order to watch MLive.com
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