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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: UK To Use AI Age Checks For Asylum Seekers
Caption: UK To Use AI Age Checks For Asylum Seekers. The UK will begin using artificial intelligence next year to help identify adult asylum seekers who may be claiming to be children. The technology will analyse facial photographs taken at the border and estimate a person's age. The Home Office says early testing has shown promising accuracy and believes the system will help prevent adults from exploiting the asylum process. Unaccompanied child migrants are processed through the care system rather than the standard asylum system, making age assessments a key issue for officials. However, critics have questioned the technology's reliability. Human Rights Watch has urged the government to abandon the plan, arguing it is unproven and could put vulnerable children at risk. Home Office figures show that of more than 6,400 migrants claiming to be children who were assessed last year, 43 percent were found to be adults. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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