23-02-2017 17:54 via thedrum.com

Google tests Perspective AI on New York Times to identify abusive user comments

Jigsaw, a Google subsidiary has revealed it's working to eliminate online abuse using artificial intelligence.
The company is using algorithms to identify abuse at scale, using the self-learning technology to find and moderate the comments as part of its conversational AI project called ‘Perspective’.
“Few things poison conversations online more than abusive language, threats, and harassment. We’re studying how computers can learn to understand the nuances and contex
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