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Google is implementing a new AI-powered age verification method.
Machine learning will analyze your activity (mostly on YouTube) to guess your age.
If AI guesses wrong, you'll need to go through a verification process.
A day after announcing AI-powered age verification on YouTube, which we explained in more detail yesterday, Google is launching it on a larger scale, and again it's on you to sort out any problems if AI guesses wrong.
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In a post announcing "a safer online experience for US kids and teens," Google says it's introducing new technology to distinguish between older and younger users. This technology will analyze your online activity and make an attempt at guessing your age. If it thinks you're under 18, your account will be restricted until you can prove you're older.
This process has been in testing in other markets, and Google says it worked well.
How Google estimates your age
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