Sep 21st 2016
Tech Break 3099
Robot vs. Internet Troll
Fighting trolls online with Conversation AI.
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Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, and Scott Johnson from FrogPants Studios talk about Project Google from Jigsaw, whose mission is to use technology to make people safer. Google is taking up the challenge of fighting trolls online with Conversation AI, tools designed to use the power of machine learning to locate trollish and abusive language so humans can act on it. But can AI make people be nice to each other? And can it protect free speech at the same time?
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