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“When I was at ByteDance, we received multiple requests from the bases to develop an algorithm that could automatically detect when a Douyin user spoke Uyghur,
by thedudeabides5 6y ago
“When I was at ByteDance, we received multiple requests from the bases to develop an algorithm that could automatically detect when a Douyin user spoke Uyghur, and then cut off the livestream session...
...every audio clip would be automatically transcribed into text, allowing algorithms to compare the notes with a long and constantly-updated list of sensitive words, dates and names, as well as Natural Language Processing models. Algorithms would then analyze whether the content was risky enough to require individual monitoring.
If a user mentioned a sensitive term, a content moderator would receive the original video clip and the transcript showing where the term appeared. If the moderator deemed the speech sensitive or inappropriate, they would shut down the ongoing livestreaming session and even suspend or delete the account.”
- brundolf 6y agoEverybody talks about AI overlords, but the real threat is regular-old overlords using AI as a tool
- EdwardDiego 6y agoAnd where people speaking dialects were warned to switch to Mandarin for better monitoring... that chills me. So damn privileged to live in the West.
- xvector 6y agoThe ball is rolling downhill. If we continue to allow centralized social media companies beholden to a government, to be the public square, then we too will turn into this dystopian nightmare given time. We must reclaim the public square if we wish to retain democracy.
- c7DJTLrn 6y agoWhen people have suggested a Hippocratic oath for technology workers in the past I've laughed at the idea. I think I've changed my mind.