Google moves to reinforce child safety with AI age detection tool

American tech giant Google has announced that it will begin using artificial intelligence to determine whether users are of the appropriate age for its products, a move aimed at strengthening age-appropriate safeguards.

In the announcement, made on Thursday last week, the multinational also said it would be rolling out a new "sensitive content" warning feature in Google Messages. This feature will be opt-in for adults, managed through Android settings, and opt-out for users under 18 with parental controls for supervised accounts.