Post #214642

So Furality announced yesterday in their Discord group (note it was one day after their big Furality Connections livestream that did give details about the upcoming Furality Ultra this year) that they will be requiring age verification and that the con will be 18+ only. (That doesn't inherently mean it will be an NSFW convention) They don't state in the announcement directly, but the age verification is being done by Persona, which is an AI-based identity verification service that works with many big companies, notably OpenAI, which they proudly display on their home page. https://withpersona.com/ Here's why I hate this. "AI-powered age verification" is already completely ridiculous. And it's already been a disaster for a game https://www.pcmag.com/news/robloxs-new-age-verification-system-is-reportedly-off-to-a-chaotic-start (article from two weeks ago) AI partnerships https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/persona-and-paravision-join-forces-to-deliver-enhanced-age-estimation-technology-301992094.html Expanding integration https://www.tipranks.com/news/private-companies/persona-joins-openage-network-to-expand-privacy-preserving-age-verification-capabilities Sensitive personal details at risk https://blog.rankiteo.com/per5080350102825-persona-third-party-age-verification-service-breach-october-2025/ Yes, VRChat already uses this for age verification, but that's also bad.