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YouTube says AI better than humans at removing extremist videos post-brand safety crisis

on Aug 1, 2017 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

YouTube has said AI is, in some cases, better than humans at purging extremist videos from within its walls, and that machine learning tech has helped it double the speed at which it is able to take down content which violates the rules.

According to YouTube its AI systems have proven more effective than human beings at flagging videos which need to be removed.

Just over a month ago the platform’s parent company announced plans to increase its use of machine learning technology to help it identify extremist and terrorism-related videos on YouTube. The move was part Read full story ›

Source: The Drum