YouTube will begin introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) age estimation system in the United States from 13 August, designed to identify users who are under 18, even if they entered a false date of birth when creating their account.
Unlike the current system, which relies on the date of birth provided during sign-up, this new model will look at different activity signals to estimate a user’s age. These signals include the kinds of videos watched, the topics searched for on the platform, and the length of time the…
