Using a technology called facial age estimation, John Lewis' online store can now check whether shoppers are over 18 without needing to see their ID.

Fraudsters are using the latest AI technology to churn out masses of high-quality fake IDs in just minutes, a report has warned. Yoti, which provides facial estimation systems for British supermarkets and pubs to check users are over-18, said the forgeries were so'sophisticated' they were hard to spot. The British firm highlighted an underground website called Onlyfake that used the technology behind chatbots to create'highly convincing' AI-generated IDs for just 12. With a reported 20,000 being produced every day, an investigation found they were good enough to bypass an online trading platform's strict verification system. Security experts said supermarkets, pubs, and airports would also need to be on ' red alert' - warning many were'woefully unprepared to deal with this threat'.

In brief Numerous people start to believe they're interacting with something sentient when they talk to AI chatbots, according to the CEO of Replika, an app that allows users to design their own virtual companions. People can customize how their chatbots look and pay for extra features like certain personality traits on Replika. Millions have downloaded the app and many chat regularly to their made-up bots. Some even begin to think their digital pals are real entities that are sentient. "We're not talking about crazy people or people who are hallucinating or having delusions," the company's founder and CEO, Eugenia Kuyda, told Reuters.

The social network Instagram is testing new ways to verify the age of its users, including an artificial intelligence facial recognition tool, to verify that people are 18 or older. Tools are not yet available to try to keep kids off the Meta platform. The use of artificial intelligence for facial recognition, especially in teens, has raised some alarms, given Mita's turbulent history, When it comes to protecting users' privacy. Mita emphasized that the technology used to verify the age of people Unable to identify you – only age. Once verification is complete, Meta, in partnership with Yoti "Startup", Face video recording will be deleted.

A digital proof-of-age app being accepted by cinemas around the country could open up new ways of'cheating' for children wanting to watch inappropriate films, an expert has warned. Yesterday it was announced that the UK Cinema Association had teamed up with digital identity provider Yoti to allow children to prove their age using an app on their phone. The Yoti app consists of a digital ID card, which is created by uploading an official document such as a passport beforehand. This ID card can then be used in cinemas by children to prove they are old enough to watch an age-restricted film – meaning they don't need to bring their passports along with them. However, Jim Killock, Executive Director of Open Rights Group, claims that the system is just as vulnerable'cheating' as any other form of age verification.

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can tell if social media users are too young to use apps like Instagram and TikTok has been developed by a UK tech start-up. Yoti's'Age Estimation' system -- which may well soon be rolled out across social media -- can tell how old users between 6–18 are to a 1.5-year margin of error. The software works by comparing the user's facial features as captured via device camera against millions of other images of Yoti digital ID app users of known age. Social media firms such as Facebook have long struggled with how to handle minimum age verification without requests for passport details, which many see as intrusive. An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can tell if social media users are too young to use apps like Instagram and TikTok has been developed by a UK tech start-up.

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can tell if social media users are too young to use apps like Instagram and TikTok has been developed by a UK tech start-up. Yoti's'Age Estimation' system -- which may well soon be rolled out across social media -- can tell how old users between 6–18 are to a 1.5-year margin of error. The software works by comparing the user's facial features as captured via device camera against millions of other images of Yoti digital ID app users of known age. Social media firms such as Facebook have long struggled with how to handle minimum age verification without requests for passport details, which many see as intrusive. An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can tell if social media users are too young to use apps like Instagram and TikTok has been developed by a UK tech start-up.

Predicting how old someone is based only on how they look is incredibly hard to get right, especially in those awkward early teen years. And yet bouncers, liquor store owners, and other age-restricted goods gatekeepers make that quick estimation all the time. This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. Their predictions are often wrong. Now London-based digital identity company Yoti believes its AI-powered age estimation can predict how old someone is if they're aged anywhere from 6 to 60. For the first time, it claims, it can accurately determine whether children are under or over 13, the minimum age many social media firms require their users to be.

Pornhub has been on damage control ever since a New York Times report published in December accused it of allowing the monetization of child exploitation, revenge porn and other illegal content with its lax policy enforcement. Now, the website has expounded upon the steps it has taken since then, including getting the services of a third-party firm called Yoti to verify the identities of users uploading content. Shortly after the NYT piece went out, Pornhub banned all uploads from unverified users and prevented people from downloading videos. It then removed millions of videos from its platform, all uploaded by unverified users and non-content partners. The website, and all the properties owned by its parent company MindGeek, now only accepts uploads by members of its Model Program, namely studio partners and verified users.

At face value it's remarkably convenient – and really, really cool. If you live in Bournemouth and fancy a night out, you no longer have to worry about squeezing your passport in and out of your pocket just to get through the door of a club, pub, or bar. Instead of relying on traditional forms of ID to verify your age, you can now use Yoti – an app that uses facial recognition to prove that you are you. Five nightclubs and bars in Bournemouth are now accepting the app as ID. After downloading, all you have to do is scan both your face and your passport (or driver's license), and then take your phone on a night out.