POLITICSJun 1 · 05:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDDiane Taylor

Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

A coalition of over 100 organizations warns that the UK's plan to use AI for assessing the age of young asylum seekers could result in children being placed in adult detention facilities. The Home Office announced a contract to implement AI facial age estimation technology for disputed age cases among asylum seekers.

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