US EditionYouTube Is Using AI to Guess Your Age
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – YouTube's AI system estimates user age to enforce age-appropriate content and comply with new child protection laws, initially testing with a small group in the US.
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YouTube will start using artificial intelligence to estimate the age of users in the United States so it can show them age-appropriate content. The news comes shortly after the Australian government announced a ban on YouTube for children under 16, and just days after the UK introduced stricter age controls on social media.
The age verification on YouTube changes forever. The video platform will use artificial intelligence to estimate whether you are old enough to access certain content.This function is already underway in several European countries, including Spain, and is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the protection of minors on YouTube.The AI as a new security barrierWhen a user tries to watch a video with age restriction, YouTube can offer him the op…
YouTube deploys AI-based age estimation technology to identify U.S. teens and provide them with additional protectionsYouTube announced that it was starting to deploy age estimation technology in the U.S. to identify adolescent users and provide them with a more age-appropriate experience. When YouTube identifies a user as a teenager, it puts in place new protections and experiences, including deactivation...
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If you only want to watch videos intended for adults, be prepared to show your ID (or a credit card if you’re in the US). Back in February, YouTube warned us that the AI feature that determines viewers’ ages and displays appropriate content is coming. According to a YouTube blog post, this machine learning–based content filtering and user account classification method has been used for some time in a few unidentified markets. However, in the c…
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