US Edition'Virtual Rape': AI Is Silencing Women in Public Life, UN Report
A UN Women report says deepfakes and other AI tools are driving abuse that pushes women to self-censor and withdraw from public life.
- A new report, "Tipping Point: Online Violence Impacts, Manifestations and Redress in the AI Age," reveals AI-enabled abuse is increasingly silencing women in public-facing roles like journalism and activism.
- Generative AI tools have made harassment faster and cheaper, allowing perpetrators to create nonconsensual "nudify" images or simulate AI-assisted "virtual rape," according to researchers at City St Georges, University of London.
- The survey of 641 women found 45 per cent self-censor on social media to avoid abuse, while 24.7 per cent have been diagnosed with or treated for anxiety or depression following online violence.
- Pauline Renaud, Lecturer in Journalism at City St Georges, said authorities must improve training to support victims, as institutional responses remain weak with only 15 per cent of police taking legal action.
- The UK government is mandating platforms remove non-consensual intimate images within 48-hours and banning AI tools generating deepfake sexual content, with developers facing up to three years in prison under the Online Safety Act.
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More than a third of women choose to self-censor themselves to avoid abuse, and almost one in five choose not to expose themselves professionally. Deepfakes, "virtual rape" and other abuses supported by artificial intelligence are forcing women out of their daily lives, according to a deeply worrying report by the United Nations.
A UN report warns of a rise in deepfakes and "virtual rapes," leading to self-censorship, withdrawal from the public, and psychological consequences.
UN warns of "erosion of rights arduously conquered in a context marked by democratic setbacks and misogyny spread in the network"
UN Women report finds online violence and deepfakes drive women from public life
Online violence against women in public life is becoming increasingly technologically sophisticated, finds a new report co-authored by researchers at City St George’s, University of London. The report “Tipping point: Online violence impacts, manifestations and redress in the AI age”, published by UN Women, was produced in partnership with City St George’s, and the digital TheNerve, which is a forensics lab founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. …
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