Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
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Sony has now published yet another unique legal document that wants to tackle in-game harassment by detecting the emotions of players. The proposed system will allegedly use biometric info—recorded in real-time—to figure out the current emotions of a user for auto-detecting harassment cases.
The patent dubbed “HARASSMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD” will actively record the in-game emotional data of users to see how they behave with each other. Sony could detect when a player is harassed due to their rising heartbeat and other similar emotional changes. The publisher would use that info to take appropriate action and quell the issue without making the victim go through manual steps.
The figure shows an abstract diagram of the proposed harassment detection system | Image Source: Patentscope
As per the patent, Sony would relocate the victim in the game to be away from the harasser or vice versa. Additionally, it would also cut off communication between both parties to protect the victim from further harassment. We can expect the publisher to punish the perpetrator by banning them entirely.
The patent argues that the current protocols to deal with in-game harassment are lacking. Right now, the widely used method requires the victim to report the incident(s) to a moderator. However, many often don’t bother reporting the perpetrators. Therefore, they might continue harassing other players and feel more comfortable due to the lack of repercussions. So, auto-detecting harassment may also quell this issue.
The image shows the emotion chart and a harassment detection method | Image Source: Patentscope
