Blizzard looks to AI to curb Overwatch toxicity
You could reasonably argue that Overwatch has a toxicity problem. You could also reasonably argue that much of that toxicity has to do with the nature of the game itself and its prescribed meta – and how players not adhering to that meta makes other people angry. That said, Blizzard starting taking its first steps to combatting the game’s toxicity last year, with improved reporting tools. Now, they’re looking towards machine learning and AI to curb awful behaviour


