Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We're off to Washington! MTR and Caitlin to address CESE Summit

Jun 30, 2024

We are excited to announce that members of the Collective Shout team will heading to Washington, DC next month for the 2024 Coalition to End...

“A tool to sexually exploit women and children”: Why AI will not prevent abuse

Jun 13, 2024

Could Artificial Intelligence be the means of preventing sexual exploitation? A BBC article reporting on new AI sex dolls in a German cyber brothel quoted...

WIN! Gov to legislate against non-consensual deepfake p*rn

May 07, 2024

Since 2019 we've been highlighting the harms of deepfake and nudifying apps and calling for their removal. Last week the Government finally announced a crackdown...

"No way of knowing if the child is fictional": How ‘virtual’ child sexual abuse material harms children

May 06, 2024

Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) refers to images and videos where children are sexually abused and exploited. It is the photographic or video record of...

AI images of little boys in fetish gear on Instagram “not actionable”, says eSafety

Apr 15, 2024

We’ve discovered AI-generated images of young children on Instagram we believe constitute illegal child sexual abuse material. The images depict little boys in minimal clothing,...

Made by men: How the term "AI generated" invisiblises sex offenders

Feb 02, 2024

Identifying perpetrators and victims of AI abuse From the increasing popularity of ‘deepnude’ apps that virtually undress women, to the creation of degrading and pornographic...

Putting women ‘in their place’: AI abuse of Taylor Swift means all women and girls are at risk

Jan 30, 2024

We’ve previously spoken out about the risks of AI to women and girls, including ‘deepfake’ and ‘deepnude’ apps that allow users to digitally manipulate images...

"Undress any girl you want": The explosion of Deepnude apps puts all women in danger

Jan 15, 2024

"Increasing prominence and accessibility of these services will very likely lead to further instances of online harm, such as the creation and dissemination of non-consensual...