Intel's new Bleep software uses AI to censor hate speech - Polygon

Apr 09, 2021

People can’t stop talking about Intel’s new software, Bleep.

Thanks to Intel’s Bleep, a software that uses AI to censor voice chat, you can.

During this presentation, Roger Chandler, vice president and general manager of client XPU products and solutions, positioned the company as “stewards” of PC gaming who feel some responsibility in moving the platform forward and “making gaming better.”.

The screenshot depicts the user settings for the software and shows a sliding scale where people can choose between “none, some, most, or all” of categories of hate speech like “racism and xenophobia” or “misogyny.” There’s also a toggle for the N-word.

“The intent of this has always been to put that that nuanced control in the hands in the users,” Marcus Kennedy, general manager of Intel’s gaming division, told Polygon over video chat.

When asked if the difference between the “none, some, most or all” slider categories, Kim Pallister, general manager of Intel’s gaming solutions team, said it’s “complicated.”.

One tweet jokes, “computer, today i feel like being a little bit misogynistic.”.