Google experts and engineers are taking part in an industry “hackathon” this week where technology companies and NGOs are coming together to collaborate and create new ways to tackle child sexual abuse online.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Google Product Manager, Abhi Chaudhuri, made this known on Wednesday in Google’s continuous fight against child sexual abuse online.
“Google has a zero tolerance approach to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and we are committed to stopping any attempt to use our platforms to spread this kind of abuse.
“This hackathon marks the latest milestone in our effort to fight this issue through technology, teams and partnerships over two decades,” Abhi said.
This year, Google announced new AI technology which steps up the fight against abusers by identifying potential new CSAM content for the first time.
Google’s new image classifier assists human reviewers sorting through images by prioritizing the most likely CSAM content for review.
It already enables the tech giant to find and report almost 100 percent more CSAM than was possible using hash matching alone, and helps reviewers to find CSAM content seven times faster.
“Since we made the new technology available for free via our Content Safety API in September, more than 200 organizations have requested to access it to support their work to protect children.
“Technology, and the methods used by those who seek to exploit it, are constantly evolving and there will always be more to do to tackle this heinous crime.
“We are crystal clear about our responsibility to ensure our products and services offer safe experiences, and we are fully committed to protecting children from sexual exploitation,” Abhi stated.