YouTube Upate: YouTube launches new AI feature to enhance child safety; adult content will be restricted..

If your child watches YouTube and you're worried about them watching inappropriate videos, this is good news. YouTube has introduced a new AI tool that will prevent your child from viewing adult content. To do this, YouTube has added a new AI feature to its age estimation tool, which can better identify accounts belonging to users under the age of 18. This AI tool can accurately identify minor accounts so that adult content isn't suggested. Google has decided to impose several restrictions on such accounts. The AI determines whether the account is being used by a child or an adult based on the account's activity patterns and suggests videos based on this information.

Users Report Changes
According to a report by 9To5Google, several Reddit users have posted about this new feature. Users whose accounts were identified as belonging to minors received a pop-up box informing them that their account settings had been changed, specifically stating that age verification had failed and that the AI tool was unable to verify the user's age.

YouTube had previously announced that it would implement technology to identify minor accounts. This is primarily intended to prevent minors from creating accounts using false age information, exposing them to adult content. YouTube's new advanced AI tool now distinguishes between minor and adult users using account activity.

How the AI tool affects settings
If the AI tool detects that an account is being used by a minor, it automatically adjusts the settings and makes it a restricted minor account. However, if an adult user's account has been mistakenly changed, they can restore it to an adult account by verifying their age.

To verify their age, users must upload a birth certificate or other documentation. The AI-powered tool examines users' activity data, video searches, video viewing patterns, and account creation age to determine if a minor is using the account.

YouTube's Response
Regarding the screenshots posted by users, YouTube acknowledged that several adult accounts were mistakenly converted to minor accounts. Such users can upload government ID, selfies, or credit card details to restore their accounts to adult status. If a user fails to verify their age, their account will be permanently considered a minor account, and adult content will be restricted.

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