AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
Border Force officers with two young migrants at Dover. Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu/GettyView image in fullscreenBorder Force officers with two young migrants at Dover. It noted that trauma can “age” a child’s appearance.Fortress Europe: the millions spent on military-grade tech to deter refugeesRead moreThe Home Office plans to use the technology alongside checks by immigration officers.
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- ▪Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu/GettyView image in fullscreenBorder Force officers with two young migrants at Dover.
- ▪It noted that trauma can “age” a child’s appearance.Fortress Europe: the millions spent on military-grade tech to deter refugeesRead moreThe Home Office plans to use the technology alongside checks by immigration officers.
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Border Force officers with two young migrants at Dover. Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu/GettyView image in fullscreenBorder Force officers with two young migrants at Dover. Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu/GettyGlobal developmentAI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights NetworkSupported byAbout this contentKaamil AhmedWed 29 Jul 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 29 Jul 2026 00.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFlawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems to be introduced by the British government will endanger children, rights groups and children’s charities have…
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