French Open deploys AI to fight off abusive comments against players on Twitter, Instagram and more

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Tennis players at the French Open will get help against mean comments on social media platforms like TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.

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A special computer program called artificial intelligence (AI), made by Bodyguard.ai, will block abusive words online.

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It's meant to protect the players' feelings by getting rid of racist and homophobic comments.

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The French Open boss, Amelie Mauresmo, likes this idea and says it will help the players concentrate.

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Bodyguard.ai will give regular reports on mean comments and tell the organisers who's being mean, but private messages won't be touched.

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This plan is meant to help with the stress that players like Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens have talked about, Reuters reported.