AI Age Estimation: Ethics and Implications at the Border - SmarterArticles S1E10 (opens in new tab)

Written by Tim Green, narrated by AI. Listen to the full episode here. 🎙️ Season 1, Episode 10 | Duration: 22:54 The UK Home Office has confirmed an April 28, 2026 trial of AI facial age estimation for Channel arrivals, framed as a fix for border age-decision failures. But opposition from Human Rights Watch and Right to Remain, along with a contemporaneous legal opinion warning that existing Home Office AI asylum tools may already be unlawful, raises urgent questions about whether objectivity...