I understand that "no" isn't the answer you're looking for but I'm not sure what else to say in response. A computer system is the opposite of an ad hoc stereotype; it can be directly tested for problems and those problems can be corrected if found.
It's a problem when people use this kind of system to circumvent the question of "do we have to make this judgment at all". We shouldn't, for example, predict from someone's photo how likely they are to commit a crime, so we're rightly skeptical of people who try to argue about system X or system Y might better predict it.
But as the source article covers, the UK's asylum laws require it to make this age judgment, because child migrants are entitled to special programs separate from adult migrants on account of their vulnerable status.
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I understand that "no" isn't the answer you're looking for but I'm not sure what else to say in response. A computer system is the opposite of an ad hoc stereotype; it can be directly tested for problems and those problems can be corrected if found.
It's a problem when people use this kind of system to circumvent the question of "do we have to make this judgment at all". We shouldn't, for example, predict from someone's photo how likely they are to commit a crime, so we're rightly skeptical of people who try to argue about system X or system Y might better predict it.
But as the source article covers, the UK's asylum laws require it to make this age judgment, because child migrants are entitled to special programs separate from adult migrants on account of their vulnerable status.