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An Age Camera Called a 15-Year-Old an Adult Eight Times

A public pool installed facial age estimation to protect teen swim sessions. The system repeatedly put one 15-year-old in the adult category, and staff treated its estimate as proof.

Theo Brand · October 21, 2026 · 8 min

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