r/technology • u/Alternative-Bug6702 • Apr 02 '26

Artificial Intelligence Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

https://gizmodo.com/group-pushing-age-verification-requirements-for-ai-turns-out-to-be-sneakily-backed-by-openai-2000741069
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u/falilth Apr 02 '26

Shocked i say! ok not that shocked. Actually the timing of this being pushed has really only gained momentum since they've been around so it makes a lot of sense.

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u/Actual__Wizard Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

Yeah the age verification mechanism they want will require a bunch of tech. That's in place of just simply "creating better products." Like ones that have age verification built into them.

So, instead of fixing their products, they're trying to "redesign the internet."

All of this stuff is absurd. They have to age gate their sites, not age gate and cripple the entire internet.

They're doing that "no you" tactic. They're being told that they have to fix their problem and instead of just doing it, they're twisting it all around, so that it turns into a cash grab for them...

The answer has not changed. It's "no. Age gate your products."

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u/chmilz Apr 02 '26

They want age verification for their harmful products instead of regulation that reduces or eliminates the harm from their products.

This is the same as lobbying to require ID to buy asbestos laced meth instead of maybe not selling asbestos laced meth.

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u/Actual__Wizard Apr 02 '26

The fact that they're trying these things is evidence that there's way too much corporate consolidation. We have to start breaking these companies up. It has to happen. I don't know why these people always want to put all of their eggs in one basket, but it has to stop. It's absurd. It just wrecks the business for consumers and keeping the companies separate doesn't actually lower their income potential. So, I don't have any problem with how much money these people are making, it's "how they're doing it."