UK to use AI to age-assess migrants, sparking child safety fears

Artificial Intelligence

The UK government is planning to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) facial age estimation technology to help assess the age of asylum seekers claiming to be under 18, set for integration by 2026.

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By  REUTERS

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What you need to know:

  • AI will help decide the ages of migrants in UK
  • Inaccurate assessments place children in adult hotels
  • Entrenched AI biases could lead to more wrong decisions

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