Following a wider push for stricter online safety rules, new AI verification is coming to YouTube to protect underage users. More safety for younger audiences on YouTube The UK has rolled its Online Safety Act, already bringing in tighter age restrictions for certain sites, including age checks on Spotify. Now in a separate move, YouTube is taking its own step in the same direction. It’s putting artificial intelligence in charge of age verification. Starting August 13 in the US, YouTube will roll out AI-powered age checks to decide whether a user is over 18. It’s designed to protect younger viewers,…