Why artificial intelligence is still terrible at spotting violence online
But on Friday, when a suspected terrorist in New Zealand streamed live video to Facebook of a mass murder, the technology was of no help. The gruesome broadcast went on for at least 17 minutes until New Zealand police reported it to the social network. Recordings of the video and related posts about it rocketed across social media while companies tried to keep up.
Especially when it comes to speech that incites violence, context is"very important," said Daniel Lowd, an associate professor at the University of Oregon who studies artificial intelligence and machine learning.Comments may superficially sound very violent but actually be satire in protest of violence. Or they may sound benign but be identifiable as dangerous to someone with knowledge about recent news or the local culture in which they were created.
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