Call of Duty will use artificial intelligence to manage chats

The AI ​​understands English, but also Spanish and 16 other languages.

Call of Duty will use ToxMod, an artificial intelligence tool, to manage chats. This will be able to detect offensive language and inform moderators to take action against players who use it. The feature launched on August 30 in North America, but will soon expand to the rest of the world.

ToxMod will work in 3 actions and will not be able to punish you on its own

The tool will perform 3 actions. It will first monitor chats for potential insults; Then he analyzes her factors, such as her tone and the context of the dialogues. It will ultimately be decided whether or not to notify human moderators, who will have the ability to apply penalties. She will not be able to punish herself.

ToxMod He understands English, but also 17 other languages, including Spanish. In addition, it is able to differentiate between categories, and is able to monitor the behavior of its players over time, as it is able to check whether the language has been maintained or radicalized over the weeks. Depending on each scenario, it will be reported one way or another.

currently It has been included in two games: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II’ (2022 edition) and ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’.. It is being tested with North American players, but as stated in The official blog of the franchiseThe next game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023 release), will integrate it from launch, although it has not been confirmed whether or not the October beta will integrate it.

ToxMod will initially be integrated into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

This is artificial intelligence It was developed by a company called Modulate, which specializes in reducing the toxicity of communities ConnectedEspecially those that belong to video games. The company focuses on racist, sexist, or sexist slurs, which are very common during Call of Duty games. Due to her experience in this field, Activision turned to her.

This isn’t the first time multiplayer games have used technology to filter hate speech in their chats. but, This is a big step, because the AI ​​will understand the context and tone of the conversation. Over the next few months we’ll see if he succeeds. It is the latest advance in artificial intelligence in the world, which is now capable of winning online races or attending online conferences, among other possibilities. It seems that no mission can resist him.