Facing pressure from states and families, Roblox will require players to use AI-powered technology that helps verify their age.

Gaming giant, Roblox, is rolling out major new safety features to reduce adult – child contact on the platform, bring parents a much wanted sigh of relief.

Age verification and ID-based measures are increasingly implemented by tech companies like Apple and Google despite risks like information breaches

Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face.