A short foray into an AI-based platform’s effort to tackle hate speech reveals its promise, but also the enormous inherent challenges of language and context. Debunking the “magic wand” vision of AI moderation, Sahana Udupa calls for a collaborative approach between developers and critical communities.
Sahana Udupa
Sahana UdupaSahana Udupa is professor of media anthropology at LMU Munich where she leads two multiyear European Research Council funded projects on digital politics, extreme speech, and artificial intelligence.