Sweetie: 'Girl' chatbot targets thousands of paedophiles

Name: Sweetie: 'Girl' chatbot targets thousands of paedophiles
Uploaded: 2017-12-22T17:00:22.000Z
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Description: Automated chatbot "Sweetie" can handle thousands of conversations and send warnings to perpetrators.

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Paedophiles are being targeted online by an automated chatbot that makes them think they're talking to a 12-year-old girl.

The "Sweetie" project first made headlines in 2013. It can now handle thousands of simultaneous conversations and send perpetrators warning messages.

Technology

22 December 2017