Call of Duty Enables AI Powered Real-Time Voice Chat Moderation in NA; Global Rollout Due with MWIII Launch

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Activision is turning to AI to help it moderate voice chat in Call of Duty games.

Call of Duty is joining the growing number of online games combatting toxicity by listening to in-game voice chat, and it's using AI to automate the process. Activision announced a partnership with AI outfit Modulate to integrate its proprietary voice moderation tool—ToxMod—into Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2, and the upcoming Modern Warfare 3.

Activision announced on Wednesday that it would be collaborating with Modulate to create a new voice chat moderation system debuting with .

Activision has announced new measures to combat toxicity within Call of Duty, confirming it'll be introducing what it calls «global real-time voice chat moderation» alongside the launch of Modern Warfare 3 on 10th November, with a US beta trial of the feature starting today.