Give us your best shot, nerds.

Axios:

“Scientists have long tried to use AI to automatically detect hate speech, which is a huge problem for social network users. And they’re getting better at it, despite the difficulty of the task.

What’s new: A project from UC Santa Barbara and Intel takes a big step further — it proposes a way to automate responses to online vitriol. …

The results: Some of the computer-generated responses could easily pass as human written — like, “Use of the c-word is unacceptable in our discourse as it demeans and insults women” or “Please do not use derogatory language for intellectual disabilities.”