UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers

14 chrisjj 7 7/22/2025, 7:46:48 PM theguardian.com ↗

Comments (7)

breakingcups · 4h ago
I hate unaccountable black-box algorithms taking over everything, becoming the new convenient excuse.
isodev · 5h ago
Ok and who will verify the AI verification?
chrisjj · 6h ago
"Verify".

You couldn't make it up.

But they did! :)

ktallett · 5h ago
How is replacing a failing system with a unverified system sensible?
chrisjj · 6h ago
> AI technology – trained on millions of images where an individual’s age is verifiable

... but not verified, note.

"AI" is truly the 21stC's snake oil.

slaw · 4h ago
What country with a war going on does UK border with? Where are these 'asylum seekers' coming from?