Today I learned about Intel’s AI sliders that filter online gaming abuse
Image: Intel Last month during its virtual GDC presentation Intel announced Bleep, a new AI-powered tool that it hopes will cut down on the amount of toxicity gamers have to experience in voice chat. According to Intel, the app uses AI to detect and redact audio based on user preferences." The filter works on incoming audio, acting as an additional user-controlled layer of moderation on top of what a platform or service already offers.
It's a noble effort, but there's something bleakly funny about Bleep's interface, which lists in minute detail all of the different categories of abuse that people might encounter online, paired with sliders to control the quantity of mistreatment users want to hear. Categories range anywhere from Aggression" to...