Riot and Ubisoft Partner for a Research Aimed To Tackle Online Toxicity

League of Legends and VALORANT developer Riot Games announced that it has teamed up with Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six Siege studio Ubisoft for a research project that will help avoid various toxicity issues in games and create more positive gaming communities. 

The research project called "Zero Harm in Comms" will be aimed at developing a database that gathers in-game data which will be used for training AI-based "preemptive moderation tools." Those tools should detect and mitigate abusive behavior in-game and remove any data containing toxicity even before sharing it.

Riot said that the project is just the first step in the companies' cross-industry efforts to "benefit all people who play video games."

"Riot and Ubisoft are aligned in their mission to create gaming structures that foster more rewarding social experiences and avoid harmful interactions," Riot wrote in the announcement. "As members of the Fair Play Alliance, both companies believe that improving the social dynamics of online games will only come through communication, collaboration, and joint efforts across the gaming industry."

The companies said they will share the initial study findings with the gaming industry next year.

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