The New York Times, 2/23/2017
Google Alphabet has developed new software called Perspective that will flag potentially problematic user comments, for example so news sites can narrow down which posts require manual review. A machine-learning algorithm was given thousands of comments rated for toxicity, in order to build a model that could identify the problematic ones. The developers hope that this system will enable more sharing of thoughts and ideas.
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