AI launches smartphone to prevent children from taking self-portraits.
A smartphone equipped with a function to prevent the damage of the so-called “self-portrait” where children shoot their own nakedness with a smartphone and send the image by being deceived by the other party who met on SNS will be released Was.
The new smartphone announced by Tone Mobile, a cheap smartphone brand, has a camera equipped with AI = artificial intelligence that can identify inappropriate images such as pornographic images.
If you try to shoot your own nakedness with the camera, the message “Inappropriate content cannot be shot” will be displayed and the shooting will be interrupted, and you will not be able to save images or videos.
Also, depending on the settings, parents can also receive notifications on the smartphone when and where the child attempted to take inappropriate images.
According to the National Police Agency, more than 1,200 children under the age of 18 were affected by child pornography, and the largest number, about 40%, were "self-portraits."
Mr. Hiroki Ishida, representative of Tone Mobile, said, `` There is an increasing number of parents who do not want their children to have smartphones in the background of the increase in damage, but we want to strengthen such functions so that they can use it with peace of mind. '' You.