18517199. Moderation of User-Generated Content simplified abstract (Google LLC)

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Moderation of User-Generated Content

Organization Name

Google LLC

Inventor(s)

Luca De Alfaro of Mountain View CA (US)

Ashutosh Kulshreshtha of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Mitchell Slep of San Francisco CA (US)

Nicu Daniel Cornea of Santa Clara CA (US)

Sowmya Subramanian of San Francisco CA (US)

Ethan G. Russell of Jersey City NJ (US)

Moderation of User-Generated Content - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18517199 titled 'Moderation of User-Generated Content

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system and method for updating and correcting facts by receiving proposed values from users, determining a correctness score, and automatically accepting or rejecting the proposed values based on this score.

  • The system uses proposed values from users to update and correct facts.
  • A correctness score is calculated to determine the accuracy of the proposed values.
  • The system automatically accepts or rejects the proposed values based on the correctness score.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in various fields such as:

  • Data verification and correction in databases.
  • Fact-checking in news and media organizations.
  • Quality control in research and academic publications.

Problems Solved

This technology addresses the following issues:

  • Inaccurate information in databases.
  • Time-consuming manual fact-checking processes.
  • Ensuring the reliability of data in publications.

Benefits

The system offers the following benefits:

  • Improved accuracy and reliability of facts.
  • Time and cost savings in fact-checking processes.
  • Enhanced trustworthiness of data in various applications.

Potential Commercial Applications

This technology could be commercially applied in:

  • Data management software for businesses.
  • Fact-checking tools for media companies.
  • Research and academic publishing platforms.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art for this technology could be existing fact-checking algorithms used in online platforms and news organizations.

Unanswered Questions

How does the system handle conflicting proposed values for the same fact?

The article does not provide information on how the system resolves conflicts between different proposed values for the same fact.

What measures are in place to prevent manipulation of the correctness score by users?

The article does not mention any safeguards or mechanisms to prevent users from manipulating the correctness score to have their proposed values accepted.


Original Abstract Submitted

A system and method for updating and correcting facts that receives proposed values for facts from users and determines a correctness score which is used to automatically accept or reject the proposed values.