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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Program tries to trap online predators with virtual
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Program tries to trap online predators with virtual child
http://j.mp/112uBOQ (BBC)
"To date, the software has been field tested on Google's chat service
and could be translated into other languages. It has already attracted
the attention of the Basque police force. But researchers admit that
it does have limitations and will need to be monitored. Although it is
has broad conversational abilities, it is not yet sophisticated enough
to detect certain human traits like irony."
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Wait until it meets another agency's "predator simulation program."
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