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  1. RESEARCH · Wired — AI English(EN) ·

    The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

    The UK government plans to use AI-powered facial age estimation technology to determine the ages of asylum seekers, a move that could be the first of its kind globally. An investigation revealed that internal government tests showed these systems are flawed, exhibiting significant bias against Sub-Saharan Africans and frequently misclassifying children as adults. This technology's inaccuracy, particularly for certain demographics, raises serious concerns about its use in high-stakes decisions that could impact asylum seekers' legal protections and detention status. AI

    The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

    IMPACT Raises concerns about the ethical deployment of AI in immigration and border control, potentially impacting human rights and legal protections.

  2. TOOL · arXiv cs.AI English(EN) ·

    Toward Ethical Facial Age Estimation: A Generalized Zero-Shot Benchmark Without Training on Children's Data

    Researchers have developed a new benchmark for facial age estimation that avoids training on data from children, addressing ethical and privacy concerns. When tested, nine state-of-the-art methods showed a significant performance drop, averaging 46.4%, when estimating the ages of individuals under 18. The study highlights a critical gap between current AI modeling practices and real-world ethical requirements, urging the development of more robust and responsible age estimation techniques. AI

    IMPACT Highlights critical ethical gaps in current AI age estimation practices, pushing for more responsible data use and model development.