Facebook AI tools automatically flag and remove hate speech within 5-10

Facebook will have AI tools to automatically flag and remove hate speech before it appears within five to ten years, says the firm's CEO. Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress to address mounting concerns raised in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, from user privacy to targeted ads. Latest estimates suggest more than 87 million users may have had their data mined by the Trump affiliated consultancy firm through the 'This Is Your Digital Life' quiz. Among the topics under discussion on Capitol Hill yesterday was Facebook's handling of extreme content. Zuckerberg says the company has already developed intelligent software tools to root out terrorist propaganda and will continue to develop them for hate speech. The company hopes to have 20,000 employees working to review security and content issues by the end of 2018, he added.

Zuckerberg made the comments during testimony before a joint hearing with the Senate judiciary and commerce committees. Nearly all ISIS and al Qaeda content that is removed from Facebook is flagged before 'any human sees it', he claimed. 'That’s a success in terms of rolling out AI tools that can proactively police and enforce safety across the community,' Zuckerberg added.

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