Tech firms race to spot video violence


  • TECH
  • Saturday, 29 Apr 2017

Most companies are focusing on deep learning: a type of artificial intelligence that makes use of computerised neural networks.

SINGAPORE: Companies from Singapore to Finland are racing to improve artificial intelligence so software can automatically spot and block videos of grisly murders and mayhem before they go viral on social media.

None, so far, claim to have cracked the problem completely.

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