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Charities criticize UK plan to use AI for assessing age of young asylum seekers

1 Haziran 2026The Guardian

A coalition of over 100 organizations has criticized the UK government's plan to use AI for assessing the age of young asylum seekers. They warn that this move could result in more children being incorrectly placed in adult detention facilities.
The concerns follow a recent announcement from the Home Office regarding a contract to implement AI facial age estimation technology for disputed cases.
The UK government's decision to utilize AI for age assessment comes amid ongoing debates about the treatment of asylum seekers and the adequacy of current systems for protecting vulnerable populations. The reliance on technology in such critical areas has sparked fears about the reliability and fairness of AI algori…
The use of AI in sensitive contexts such as age assessment raises significant ethical and practical concerns. The potential for misclassification could severely impact the lives of vulnerable young individuals, leading to serious consequences such as detention in adult facilities.

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