UW-Tacoma developing tool to scan social media for ‘hate speech’
The University of Washington Tacoma is designing a tool to detect "misogynistic" and anti-immigrant posts on social media.
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The University of Washington Tacoma is designing a tool to detect "misogynistic" and anti-immigrant posts on social media.
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