Independent government evaluation finds Persona’s age estimation technology, built with Paravision, delivers the highest overall accuracy.

San Francisco, CA — December 15, 2025 — Persona, the leading unified identity platform, and Paravision, a leader in trusted Identity AI, today announced their outstanding joint performance in Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial (AATT), delivered by the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) and funded by the Australian Government.

The AATT represents one of the world’s most comprehensive evaluations of age assurance technologies, assessing multiple global providers across both automated laboratory and real-world field trial environments. Persona submitted its age assurance platform, built with Paravision’s age estimation technology, into the test. The companies have partnered for several years, combining Persona’s leading identity platform – used across industries including gaming, social media, and other digital services – with Paravision’s advanced AI capabilities. Persona’s customers include major platforms such as Character AI and Reddit.

Highest Accuracy in the Trial

Across all age gates and test environments, Persona achieved a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 1.56 years, the most accurate result in the entire trial. The next-best performer recorded an average MAE of 1.66 years, with other participants trailing further behind.

Beyond overall precision, Persona demonstrated a leading balance between False Positive Rate (FPR) and False Negative Rate (FNR), the critical metrics that indicate how often underage users are incorrectly passed and properly aged users are incorrectly denied access.

These results underscore the precision and maturity of our AI models. We’ve invested deeply in accuracy and fairness because the stakes are high: age assurance must protect young users without compromising accessibility for those of proper age.
Doug Aley, CEO, Paravision

We’re proud that Persona’s solution performed at the top of its class. Our collaboration with Paravision demonstrates that it’s possible to combine privacy-first design with industry-leading accuracy, creating digital trust solutions that are safe and easy to use. Our platform serves businesses across industries and powers some of the world’s most recognized platforms, including Roblox and Reddit.
Sasha Dobrolioubov, VP of Partnerships, Persona

A Benchmark for Responsible Age Assurance

The AATT’s findings demonstrate that age estimation technology is ready for broad, real-world use, from digital content platforms and online services to retail. Persona’s strong performance reinforces the value of evidence-based technology that can balance accuracy, safety, and user privacy without requiring identity documents.

Australia’s AATT is one of the most rigorous evaluations of its kind. The trial produced extensive, detailed reports for each vendor, including individual accuracy metrics. We conducted an extensive post-trial analysis to make these results more transparent and understandable, helping to educate the industry and guide buyers. Our analysis shows Persona leading across key metrics, such as MAE, FPR, and FNR.
Neda Eskandari, Head of New Products, Paravision

For more information on the results, download the detailed white paper which explores the methodology and analysis behind these findings, including comparative graphs and performance discussions that promote transparency and explainability against global benchmarks. For further discussion, reach out to [email protected] to book a meeting.

About Persona

Persona offers trusted identity infrastructure that gives businesses the building blocks they need to securely collect, verify, manage, and make decisions about individuals or other businesses – along with automation and orchestration tools to streamline the entire process from end to end. Founded in 2018, Persona is headquartered in San Francisco and is available in 200+ countries and territories. Persona serves any business that needs to verify its customers online, including retail, fintech, marketplace, delivery services, real estate and hospitality, HR, edtech, legal services, home and childcare services, and more. For additional information, please visit https://withpersona.com/