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Leading Technology Companies and Foundations Back New Initiative to Provide Free, Open-Source Tools for a Safer Internet in the AI Era
Amongst the major announcements of the French AI Action Summit, ROOST addresses an important gap in digital safety—especially online child safety—by providing free, open-source safety tools to public and private organizations of all sizes across the globe.
As innovative technologies continue to evolve, so too does the online safety landscape. Generative AI reshapes the online environment, increasing the need for reliable and accessible safety infrastructure. ROOST will offer free, open-source, and easy-to-use tools to detect, review, and report child sexual abuse material (CSAM); leverage large language models (LLMs) to power safety infrastructure; and make core safety technologies more accessible and more user friendly. With dedicated technical teams providing hands-on support, ROOST will meet organizations where they are, helping them integrate robust safety measures while continuing to innovate.
ROOST alleviates the need for organizations to reinvent the wheel by building tools that already exist, empowering them—especially smaller companies and public interest organizations—to focus on growing their platforms or services while also promoting safety for online users.
To date, ROOST has raised more than $27 million for its first four years of operations from a range of leading philanthropies and top technology companies. ROOST aims to accelerate its growth and expand its offerings to as many organizations as possible.
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Brunswick Group
Claire Thomas-Daoulas | +33 7 89 00 88 70
Celia de Pentheny O'Kelly | +1 415 774 6246
ROOST@brunswickgroup.com
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