Sentinel flags messages based on its training. It was trained to distinguish between safe messages and those that were previously reported because they violated Roblox's child-endangerment policy.

Roblox is no longer allowing users under the age of 13 to message others outside of games and experiences on the platform.

On Thursday, Roblox announced Roblox Sentinel, an artificial intelligence system that's designed to flag inappropriate messages in its chat feature.

Sentinel flags messages based on its training. It was trained to distinguish between safe messages and those that were previously reported because they violated Roblox's child-endangerment policy.

Roblox will not let users under the age of 13 message others outside of games and experiences on the platform, the company said Friday. Roblox also announced a series of other built-in protections ...

Roblox is open sourcing its AI-based Sentinel tech designed to detect grooming or child endangerment by identifying chat patterns. The firm said Sentinel works by analysing over six billion chat ...