Google will start testing a feature this year that uses machine learning to weed out children trying to access adult content on YouTube. The “machine learning-based age estimation model” will try to predict whether a user is under 18 and,

According to the company, understanding a user's age is one of the biggest challenges in implementing age-appropriate safeguards. Its model could determine a user's age.

Google said it will begin testing a machine learning-powered age estimation model to help determine if a user is under the age of 18. The company said in a blog post that the model, expected to launch later this year,