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Spanish Chatbot Hunts For Pedophiles

Posted by timothy on from the how-do-you-feel-about-justin-bieber dept.

cylonlover writes "For a number of years now, police forces around the world have enlisted officers to pose as kids in online chat rooms, in an attempt to draw out pedophiles and track them down. Researchers at Spain's University of Deusto are now hoping to free those cops up for other duties, and to catch more offenders, via a chatbot that they've created. Its name is Negobot, and it plays the part of a 14 year-old girl." (Read the original source, in Spanish).

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  1. Re:So they're breaking young boys hearts.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and the spanish girls will have to start being even more slutty to compete with the slutbots.

    But your honor, I was NOT engaging in pedophile behavior! See, I am really into sex bots! I KNEW it was a script and I get off on them!'

  2. Re:wonderful idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What happens if two chatbots start chatting each other up? Do they both get arrested?

    Only if they send each other photos of their source code.

  3. 14 years would be legal age in Germany.... by yooy · · Score: 5, Informative

    14 years would be legal age in Germany.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Europe And if I can trust the link, it is 13 in Spain...

  4. 14 year old? by Zedrick · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How will the bot catch pedophiles if it pretends to be a 14 year old girls? Pedophiles won't be very interested, instead it might, in best/worst case, attract hebephiles. Or just normal teenage boys.

  5. Re:wonderful idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What happens if two chatbots start chatting each other up? Do they both get arrested?

    Only if they send each other photos of their source code.

    Uncommented source code.