{"id":2025414,"date":"2023-09-08T03:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T07:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/call-of-duty-video-game-using-ai-to-monitor-what-players-say-censor-toxic-speech\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T03:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T07:09:01","slug":"call-of-duty-video-game-using-ai-to-monitor-what-players-say-censor-toxic-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/call-of-duty-video-game-using-ai-to-monitor-what-players-say-censor-toxic-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Call of Duty&#8217; game employs AI to monitor and censor &#8216;toxic speech&#8217; from players."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcall-of-duty-video-game-using-ai-to-monitor-what-players-say-censor-toxic-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Call of Duty Uses AI\u200d to Crack \u200bDown on &#8220;Toxic Speech&#8221; in Online Gaming<\/h2>\n<p>Call of Duty, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/call-of-duty-video-game-using-ai-to-monitor-what-players-say-censor-toxic-speech\/\" title=\"'Call of Duty' game employs AI to monitor and censor 'toxic speech' from players.\">popular shooter video game published<\/a> by Activision, is taking a stand against &#8220;toxic speech&#8221; and disruptive behavior in online\u200c matches. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastors-call-out-conversion-therapy-laws\/\" title=\"Pastors Call Out \u2018Conversion Therapy\u2019 Laws\">recent blog post<\/a>, Activision announced that it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftx-sues-bankman-fried-others-to-recoup-fraudulent-transfers\/\" title=\"FTX is taking legal action against Bankman-Fried and others to recover fraudulent transfers.\">utilizing artificial intelligence<\/a> (AI) to monitor and flag offensive language, \u200bhate speech,\u2063 and harassment in \u2064real-time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Call of Duty\u2019s new \u2062voice chat moderation system utilizes \u200dToxMod, the AI-Powered\u200d voice chat moderation technology from Modulate, \u200dto identify in real-time \u200band enforce against toxic speech\u2014including hate speech,\u200c discriminatory \u2063language, harassment and more,&#8221; the company said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This move comes \u2062as online gaming is becoming\u2062 a new frontier for censorship. With\u200d around 60 million\u200b monthly players, mostly men, Call of Duty aims to create a more inclusive and respectful gaming environment.<\/p>\n<p>Activision&#8217;s speech\u200c policing algorithms will continuously monitor and record player conversations, leaving no room for\u2064 players to turn off the system. Violators of \u200cthe company&#8217;s online speech rules, which prohibit derogatory comments based on race, sexual orientation, or gender identity, will face \u2063strict penalties ranging from temporary suspensions to permanent bans and stat resets.<\/p>\n<p>The AI-powered speech enforcer is currently in beta \u200btesting in North America with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and \u200bCall of Duty: Warzone.\u2063 It will be fully implemented worldwide alongside the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III\u200b on Nov. 10.<\/p>\n<h3>Cracking Down on Toxicity<\/h3>\n<p>Activision\u2062 has been committed to \u200bmaintaining a respectful gaming environment.\u2063 Its Code of Conduct \u2063explicitly prohibits\u2063 bullying, harassment, and offensive language based on various factors such as race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s enhanced speech policing features have already made an impact. Since their introduction, over 1 million accounts have had voice and\/or text chat\u2062 restricted. Interestingly, data\u200c shows that approximately \u206420 percent\u2064 of players did not re-offend after receiving a warning.<\/p>\n<p>Activision&#8217;s decision to use AI\u2062 to combat &#8220;toxic speech&#8221; \u200caligns with a broader trend in\u200b corporate America to\u2064 suppress offensive expression. It also reflects a growing appetite among Americans for government restrictions on false information online, as \u2062recent polling suggests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>At least 55 percent of Americans in 2023 believe that the U.S. government should \u200btake\u200d steps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-now-the-party-of-mass-surveillance\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Now the Party of Mass Surveillance\">restrict false information online<\/a>, even if it limits freedom of information, according to a July 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/07\/20\/most-americans-favor-restrictions-on-false-information-violent-content-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By leveraging AI\u200d technology, Call of Duty aims to create a \u200bmore inclusive and respectful gaming community, where players can enjoy their favorite game without encountering toxic behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duty is now utilizing AI to monitor player conversations, aiming to better combat &#8220;toxic speech&#8221; in online matches. As online gaming emerges as a potential realm of censorship, Activision aims to enhance its crackdown on offensive language. The publisher believes this move will contribute to a more positive gaming environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":2025415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2025414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2025414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2025415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2025414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2025414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2025414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}