ChatGPT wants to scan your face or ID to guess how old you are

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OpenAI has added age prediction features to ChatGPT in a bid to make its flagship chatbot safer for teenagers.

Rather than simply ticking a box to say you’re over-18, the AI-powered virtual assistant will use ‘behavioural signals’ to guess someone’s age.

This could involve ChatGPT looking at how long you’ve had an account for and activity patterns, like if it’s consistent with school hours.

Age prediction doesn’t happen the second someone makes an account ...