YouTube Is Rolling Out AI Age Verfication Now

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/youtubes-new-ai-age-verification-is-coming-soon-heres-whats-going-to-change

YouTube is going to start relying on AI to determine whether or not an account belongs to a teen or an adult, and take actions as a result. In a recent blog post, YouTube announced machine learning would "interpret a variety of signals that help us to determine whether a user is over or under 18". If the AI believes the account is being operated by a teen, it will automatically apply age-appropriate protections, including:

• Disabling personalized advertising
• Turning on digital wellbeing tools
• Adding safeguards to recommendations, including limiting repetitive views of some kinds of content

YouTube says it plans to start testing this approach on a small subset of users in the US over the coming weeks as a trial.

YouTube says it plans to start testing this approach on a small subset of users in the US over the coming weeks as a trial, before rolling it out to the rest of its users. The company notes it has been using this approach in other markets "for some time" and is now bringing it to the U.S.

So, how does it work? According to the blog post, the various signals the AI will look for include things like the longevity of the account and the types of videos that account is most often searching for. Additionally, it will pick up and monitor the categories of videos the user is watching to reach a conclusion.

What if the AI gets it wrong?​

With AI doing the heavy lifting there's always the possibility it gets something wrong and accidentally flags an adult user as a teen. At which point, the safeguards will click on like a key in the lock and that account holder will have to prove their age.

YouTube says that in such cases a credit card or government ID will be needed to verify the user is over 18. Until that step has been completed, they won't be able to watch any age-restricted content.

AI is infiltrating YouTube beyond just age verification. Last month, the site launched 'AI powered carousels' for YouTube Premium members which are intended to help surface information more quickly.

 

[Ibanez RG 350EX]

In a recent blog post, YouTube announced machine learning would "interpret a variety of signals that help us to determine whether a user is over or under 18".

With AI doing the heavy lifting there's always the possibility it gets something wrong and accidentally flags an adult user as a teen. At which point, the safeguards will click on like a key in the lock and that account holder will have to prove their age.

Just think: if you get incorrectly swept up in that net, Google's AI thinks you're too stupid to possibly be a legal adult.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Let's see if Youtube will see a big drop in subscribers more or less similar to the one Tumblr got a couple of years ago.

 

[FatalTater]

So if the AI fucks it up, they'll simply ask for a photo ID to prove adulthood?

Sounds like they're trying to soft-launch needing ID to use YouTube.

The minute they try that shit I'll find something else to do with my time, purely out of spite.

 

[Made In Wales]

Hopefully the beginning of the end.

Jeffree Marsh will be fuming that he can't get his rapey hands on the kiddies.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

So if the AI fucks it up, they'll simply ask for a photo ID to prove adulthood?

Sounds like they're trying to soft-launch needing ID to use YouTube.

The minute they try that shit I'll find something else to do with my time, purely out of spite.

And that's from the same folks who don't want to show ID when we vote, bunch of hypocrites.

 

[Clotso Coof]

This is ultimately about advertising revenue on youtube. It's selling ads to age/demographics, not protecting the youth. Follow the money.

 

[Jace on ice]

Streamers that cater to the under 18 crowd are fucked.

 

[Grub]

This is ultimately about advertising revenue on youtube. It's selling ads to age/demographics, not protecting the youth. Follow the money.

I figured youtube already did that kind of shit to determine what ads to show you. They always seem very oddly specific whenever I do see one. Sometimes it seems to fuck up pretty bad though. I remember some ad about some book that very obviously had both a guy version and a girl version of the ad. Occasionally it would show me the girl version for whatever reason.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I can easily see this working wrong.

And the "recommends glue on pizza" Google AI could "think" that an adult is a kid if the adult has childlike or childish interests, and have him provide an ID to watch vids.

PLEASE PROVIDE GOVERNMENT ID TO CONTINUE WATCHING ADVERTISEMENTS CHOO-CHOO TRAIN VIDEOS, AUTIST.

 

[Clotso Coof]

Sometimes it seems to fuck up pretty bad though.

I was getting senior citizen ads for a few weeks, including the kinds of drugs and elder care products you'd see in someone entering a nursing home in a year. OK, youtube, Jesus.

 

[As Planned]

Weird how this is happening in multiple countries at the same time.

In before we have to send our ID directly to Palantir and Israeli intelligence companies.

 

[Calandrino]

Did we ever get to the bottom of what Elsagate was and who made that stuff and why, and if the kids who watched them are brainwashed assassins now?

 

[Doctor Doom]

I figured youtube already did that kind of shit to determine what ads to show you. They always seem very oddly specific whenever I do see one. Sometimes it seems to fuck up pretty bad though. I remember some ad about some book that very obviously had both a guy version and a girl version of the ad. Occasionally it would show me the girl version for whatever reason.

It figured out you're gay.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Jeffree Marsh will be fuming that he can't get his rapey hands on the kiddies.

I feel confident in predicting that somehow the AI will still mysteriously allow Troons and Pedogays to groom children.

 

[The Secret Sauce]

Wouldn't it be easier just to fucking nuke Britain?

 

[Made In Wales]

I can easily see this working wrong.

Considering that most of the train video channels are hosted by the biggest twats since the 'Footy Experts', nothing will be missed.

Hands up, I liked trains as a kid - the Intercity 125 was my favourite train and I can remember them screaming past the local park where I grew up.

I did not make trains my whole personality - same as RAF planes - Tornado's etc. I thought they were amazing (still do, in fact) but sperging out about it and making shitawful content... nah.

YT will die off soon, and it needs to along with Meta, as both are veteran sites and should give way for newer, fairer and better content.

 

[We Are The Witches]

Just think: if you get incorrectly swept up in that net, Google's AI thinks you're too stupid to possibly be a legal adult.

No, I bet they have a system in place where it will flag you regardless, because the entire point of this is to acquire your data. At some point it will, then you'll be forced to present your ID if you want to realistically continue to use the site.

"Let's make a 40% of false positives (evil indian laugh)".

 

[Barry Williams]

Wouldn't it be easier just to fucking nuke Britain?

Britain is being used as convenient cover. You think YouTube/Discord/etc just invented these systems out of thin air over the past week? They had these things ready and just in cold storage and now they are using this opportunity to start turning them on "because of the recent KOSA law going into effect".

 

[Dysnomia]

Britain is being used as convenient cover. You think YouTube/Discord/etc just invented these systems out of thin air over the past week? They had these things ready and just in cold storage and now they are using this opportunity to start turning them on "because of the recent KOSA law going into effect".

Governments have been dying to censor and control the internet since its inception. They know a lot of normies go to pieces when they hear "please think of the children". But these same normies put tablets in their kids' hands from infancy. We used to blame the boob tube for brainrot. Now it's the internet. What we don't blame is parents' overreliance on the electronic babysitter. Kids are growing up on social media and will be exposed to far worse things than Daddy's Playboy collection and Big Bro's heavy metal records. It's natural that people want some safeguards put in place. But you have to draw the line somewhere. Just keep your kids off of the internet or limit their time. Your kid wants a phone? Sure kid. Here's a basic model Jitterbug in case you have an emergency. Just like Grandma!