# AI Can Stop the Spread of Terrorist Content by Monika Bickert and Brian Fishman > "The use of AI and other automation to stop the spread of terrorist content is showing promise." > **— Monika Bickert and Brian Fishman**, *November 28, 2017, Facebook counterterrorism report* ## Sources and Context - **Authored report and full sentence:** [Are We Winning the War on Terrorism Online? | Meta](https://about.fb.com/news/2017/11/hard-questions-are-we-winning-the-war-on-terrorism-online/) — Bickert and Fishman report that Facebook was using image matching and text-based machine learning to detect ISIS and al-Qaeda material, while emphasizing that automation still required trained human review and industry cooperation. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Platform Counterterrorism|Platform Counterterrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The use of AI and other automation to stop the spread of terrorist content is showing promise." — Monika Bickert and Brian Fishman, November 28, 2017, Facebook counterterrorism report https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-monika-bickert-ai-stop-terrorist-content ```