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\n“Roblox, which became a social and creative outlet for tweens and teens during the pandemic, has a new feature to keep kids safe: It\u2019s enlisting artificial intelligence to verify users’ ages by asking them to submit a video selfie.”<\/p>\n
This little nugget of news raises several eyebrows and prompts some side-eye glances. Yes, Roblox, the gaming platform that took over our kids’ lives like a 21st-century Pok\u00e9mon invasion, is now upping their security game. But, oh the irony! Turns out, Roblox figures it’s a brilliant idea to use artificial intelligence to scan your teenager’s video-selfie for age verification. <\/p>\n
Now, let’s chew on this development a bit. The company insists that it’s all in the name of child security, making sure that the user is of appropriate age for the platform’s content. Yet, there’s a casual drop in the article about how the AI system will literally ‘analyze your face’. Yeah, bravo Roblox, because every teenage kid is totally alright with having a robot analyzing their face.<\/p>\n
This AI-powered age detection system, as per company talk, will allow them to regulate age-appropriate communication standards. Seems perfectly logical, doesn\u2019t it? Let’s just pause here for a moment to think about handing over that insane amount of personal information to a gaming company. Not to mention the big question of how infallible this AI-verified age-check system truly is.<\/p>\n
Some skeptics may ask, \u201cIs this really necessary?\u201d Well, according to Roblox, these desperate measures are cooked up to conquer the grave concern of online safety. Internet safety is indeed a serious matter. No disagreements there, but the solution feels a tad like using a bulldozer to crack a nut. <\/p>\n
To settle scores, Roblox has assured that they will erase these video selfies after the AI analyses them. Quite an impressive promise, especially in this era where data is as precious as gold. Only time will tell how this machine scanning of teenage faces pans out and whether it operates smoothly as it claims.<\/p>\n
All said and done, you’ve got to hand it to Roblox. In a world full of passwords, pins, and security questions, they’re definitely thinking outside the box\u2014even if that box is a little creepy.
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