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Re:YouTube AI deletes war crimes evidence as 'extremist mate... by Eridrus on Sunday August 13, 2017 @08:14AM (#15002602)
Try some back of the envelope math to see if it is possible. Start with 300 hours of video uploaded every minute.

I calculated the cost to be 6bn USD/yr assuming the fully loaded cost of a full time reviewer is 20k, which dwarfs the revenue YouTube has.

So please, lay out a plan that actually works with the economics of YouTube.

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Re:YouTube AI deletes war crimes evidence as 'extremist mate... by Faark on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:03AM (#15003164)
What about payed arbitrators? The bad incentives i can imagine are less bad than the current system. E.g. for a DMCA dispute, each party could give YT maybe $5 to have a look at the case, winner will get his share back. If the case isn't obvious both get it back and a court has to decide. Non-payment means yielding. For YT vs user, YT would only pay in case their algorithm is wrong. Those cases would need some 3rd party arbitrator, thou...
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