Google is bringing its age assurance technology – which uses artificial intelligence to detect underage users – to Canada. The company says that if the technology identifies someone as underage, their Google account will be changed to include additional protections, such as safeguards on content recommendations. If it mistakenly identifies an adult as being under 18, the company says that person will be able to prove their age using things like a government ID or a selfie.The increasing use of age assurance technology comes as governments around the world, including in Canada, move to implement age restrictions for social media.Meta has already started using AI to identify underage users and place them in teen accounts in Canada. The company said in September it would expand testing of the technology to countries outside the United States., including Canada. Do you think that this will help ?
