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YouTube’s selfie collection, AI age checks are concerning, privacy experts say (arstechnica.com)
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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s hilarious that they think video selfies will work - Unreal Engine’s metahuman (and other equivalent technologies) are so realistic that there’s virtually no way to tell over a webcam.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Exactly, and with tools like Stable Diffusion and other AI image generators that can now create photorealistic faces on demand, these "security measures" are basically just data collection excercises in disguise.