Roblox is a juggernaut of the gaming world, somehow still going about 19 years after it launched. Even now, things can occasionally break, including the fundamentally important voice chat feature.

Roblox devs reveal that most voice chat in-game is currently AI-moderated. Image by VideoGamer. Fortunately, a surprising proportion of hazardous behavior follows consistent patterns.

Two years after announcing voice chat was coming to Roblox, the gaming company has acquired a voice tech startup, Speechly, offering voice chat moderation, real-time transcription and Voice API ...

As voice chat is implemented into more and more experiences (what Roblox calls its user-created minigames), the sheer volume of speech will be extremely difficult to moderate effectively.

Two years after announcing voice chat was coming to Roblox, the gaming company has acquired a voice tech startup, Speechly, offering voice chat moderation, real-time transcription and Voice API that ...