Re:Show HN: Voice Age Verification
by Tade0 on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @09:42AM
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Women also undergo voice change, just less pronounced.
Now the problem turns into being able to tell men from women.
EDIT: this of course isn't a serious proposition.
Then again I wonder what effect this would have implemented on e.g. a porn site. Women also watch porn, but with enough tuning I think it shouldn't produce too many false positives - if only due to the demographic of the users.
Surely the vocal cords and larynx of an adult woman are on average larger than those of a 10yo boy?
Now the problem turns into being able to tell men from women.
EDIT: this of course isn't a serious proposition.
Then again I wonder what effect this would have implemented on e.g. a porn site. Women also watch porn, but with enough tuning I think it shouldn't produce too many false positives - if only due to the demographic of the users.
Surely the vocal cords and larynx of an adult woman are on average larger than those of a 10yo boy?