Roblox adds AI age checks
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Roblox recently clarified its age verification requirement for gamers who chat with strangers on the platform. Children will only be able to chat with other children,
Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their age.
If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face.
Roblox said its age-checking technology would limit inappropriate conversations between children and adults on the platform.
As Roblox rolls out new age assurance features to prevent teens and kids from chatting with adults they do not know, it says Australia’s upcoming under-16s social media ban should not apply to its services.