UK Home Office to deploy AI age estimation for asylum seekers from mid-2027 (bbc.co.uk)

• AI age estimation to be used at UK border from mid-2027
• £322,000 contract awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd
• Critics warn of risks to child refugees and lack of evidence

"The UK Home Office has awarded a £322,000 contract to Akhter Computers Ltd to develop and deploy AI facial age estimation technology at the border from mid-2027. The tool aims to detect adult migrants falsely claiming to be children. Human Rights Watch and social workers criticize the plan as untested and harmful to child protections."