Artificial Intelligence to Be Trialled for Disputes over Asylum Seekers’ Ages

Controversial AI technology will assess disputed ages of UK Asylum seekers

New system could be problematic, a watchdog says, especially where a child is denied rights and protections

UK to use facial recognition AI to stop adult migrants posing as children

The government plans to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of migrants that arrive in the UK.

Home Office to trial AI to check ages of asylum seekers

Artificial intelligence technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say they are children, the Home Office has said

Artificial intelligence to be trialled for disputes over asylum seekers’ ages

Ministers hope to roll out facial age estimation for migrants arriving by small boats and lorries over 2026 after trialling of the technology.

Artificial intelligence to be trialled for disputes over asylum seekers’ ages - Rother Radio

Artificial intelligence technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say they are children, the Home Office has said. Ministers hope to roll out facial age estimation for migrants arriving by small boats and lorries over 2026, subject to further testing of the technology to go ahead this year. The technology, trained on millions of images of people with confirmed ages, has been decided as the “most cost-effective opt…

UK Border Officials Utilize AI to Assess Ages of Child Asylum Seekers

Officials will employ artificial intelligence to assist in estimating the age of asylum seekers who claim to be minors. Immigration Minister Angela Eagle stated on Tuesday that the government will pilot technology designed to assess a person’s age based on facial characteristics. This initiative is the latest effort aimed at helping the Labor Minister leverage [...] The post UK Border Officials Utilize AI to Assess Ages of Child Asylum Seekers |…