Bloomberg Talks Roblox CEO David Baszucki Talks Age Verification
Jul 17, 2025
David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, reveals insights into the platform's innovative selfie-based AI age verification, aimed at enhancing safety for young users. He discusses the challenges of balancing freedom of expression with moderation in gaming. The conversation also highlights the popularity of 'Grow a Garden,' a game that has captivated over 20 million players, and how new technology is fostering safer interactions. Additionally, Baszucki shares Roblox's commitment to infrastructure and safety as part of its growth strategy.
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AI Age Verification Enables Safer Chat
- Roblox's age verification uses selfie-based AI to estimate age conservatively and enable safer teen communication.
- This balances allowing freer chat for teens while still monitoring for harmful content.
Grow a Garden's Record-Breaking Popularity
- Grow a Garden achieved over 20 million concurrent players, likely a record in gaming history.
- This shows massive demand for social gaming with trusted connected communication on Roblox.
Roblox's Scalable Infrastructure Strategy
- Roblox runs most of its infrastructure on its own global data centers to optimize performance and cost.
- They rely on cloud partners only at peak times to handle traffic spikes.