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Sydney (AFP) – Australian police are working on an AI prototype that will help them decipher Gen Z slang and emoji-laden messages written by online predators, a top official said Wednesday.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said social media had become a breeding ground for bullying, sexual exploitation and radicalisation.

Police were working with software giant Microsoft to develop a tool that would unravel sinister messages hidden by seemingly innocuous emojis and slang, she said.

"Clever AFP members, with Microsoft, are developing a prototype AI tool that will interpret emojis and Gen Z-and-Alpha slang in encrypted communications.

"This prototype aims to make it quicker for our teams to save children from harm much earlier."

Barrett also warned about the rise of so-called "crimefluencers" -- online predators who used their social media savvy to target young and vulnerable users.

"They are crimefluencers, and they are motivated by anarchy and hurting others, with most of their victims pre-teen or teenage girls," she said.

Australia will from December 10 force social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to remove users under the age of 16.

There is keen interest in whether Australia's sweeping restrictions can work, as regulators around the globe wrestle with the dangers of social media.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The lengths people go to so as not to talk to kids...

[–] Slotos@feddit.nl 7 points 3 days ago

Think about the children! But also ew…

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 13 points 2 days ago

These are the people that want to eliminate encryption so they can read everyone's messages in the clear. This implementation of message scanning is about two steps away from thought crime.

These are just authoritarians with a fetish for surveillance state bullshit, justified by "think of the children!"

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 days ago

If the cops can't read our dialect, how do they know it's being used to hurt people? Sounds like a suspicious claim. We should put publicly accessible cameras in the cops' offices and break rooms so we can make sure there's no funny business.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

no worries, here 🧢