More and more players are joining the gaming community, and many of those are children. However, multiplayer lobbies are not known for being friendly, particularly on Xbox. One startup company is seeking to help change that, though, by creating a device that will monitor Xbox voice chats.

Just a week ago, it was announced that the three major console makers, (Nintendo, Xbox, and Sony PlayStation) would be working together to ensure that game lobbies are safe for everyone. This means that the three will be, "will team up with industry regulators, law enforcement, and trade organizations to help make rules and enforce them" as well as contacting law enforcement if it is believed that someone may be in imminent danger.

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That initiative is far from the only one, as the PS5 famously enables players to clip voice chats that are perceived to be threatening and send them to Sony. Kidas, a startup tech company, is seeking to do something similar with the Xbox, except that parents will be the ones receiving notifications and the monitoring will be constant—according to a report from Polygon.

Kidas was founded by Ron Kerbs, a gaming-enthusiast and former member of the Israeli military. It was during his time with an Israeli Central Intelligence Unit that Kerbs came up with the idea of using the threat detection methods that he developed to monitor game chats. Initially, Kidas was meant to monitor all social media interactions, but the company discovered that doing so was too difficult.

So, the team began to focus on gaming. According to the company website, the device will plug into the Xbox and will analyze text and voice communications that are sent and received from the device. The AI will check for any red-flags relating to online predation and cyberbullying. Parents will receive a weekly report detailing those flagged communications along with suggestions on how to address the problem with their children.

Of course, the challenge is differentiating between typical trash-talk and bullying or predatory behavior. The technology is still in beta and is being refined, but it could see more widespread use if it can be polished and perfected, according to the business incubator that is sponsoring Kidas.

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Source: Polygon