YouTube will begin guessing users’ ages using artificial intelligence on Wednesday, as part of an effort to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate content online.

If the technology incorrectly estimates a user to be under 18, they can verify with a credit card or a government ID. YouTube ...

Critics have raised concerns about privacy as well as access to the platform for users falsely flagged as underage.

Adult YouTube users flagged as under 18 can appeal by proving their age via ID, payment card, or facial image. This appeal ...

YouTube began rolling out an 'age-estimation model' in the U.S. that uses AI to restrict access to users determined to be ...

The new feature, which uses artificial intelligence, will automatically determine if someone is under 18, according to a post on YouTube's official blog, dated July 29. It will be first implemented in ...

Of course, YouTube doesn’t seem to be accounting for the ways this sort of AI oversight would violate their own users’ ...

Privacy experts are demanding transparency after YouTube announced it would test using AI to estimate user ages in the US ...

YouTube is rolling out AI-powered age verification as a child safety feature starting Wednesday. Here's what to know.

YouTube rolled out an AI age verification function on Wednesday that will automatically restrict content for users ...

WIRED found over 100 YouTube channels using AI to create lazy fan-fiction-style videos. Despite being obviously fake, there’s ...

YouTube heard “Merz” but wrote “Merkel.” AI predicts averages, not truth—reminding us that human judgment, not blind trust, ...