Det er vist ikke nogen hemmelighed at der blandt spilentusiaster, eller selverklærede "gamere" kan opstå giftig adfærd, der inkluderer generel hårdt sprogbrug, chikane, homofobi, racisme - I ved, hele perlerækken. Nu ønsker nogle af spilbranchens giganter selv at forske i den her adfærd.
Mere specifikt har Ubisoft og Riot Games, der selv står bag nogle af de største online communities i spilbranchen, afsløret et samarbejde, der har til formål at forske i den måde entusiaster taler med hinanden online, og også komme på løsninger.
'Zero Harm in Comms' hedder initiativet, og det "aims to create a cross-industry shared database and labeling ecosystem that gathers in-game data, which will better train AI-based preemptive moderation tools to detect and mitigate disruptive behavior".
"Disruptive player behaviors are an issue that we take very seriously but also one that is very difficult to solve. Through this technological partnership with Riot Games, we are exploring how to better prevent in-game toxicity as designers of these environments with a direct link to our communities," fortæller Ubisofts Yves Jacquier om initiativet.