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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

AI chatbots are creating new kinds of abuse against women and girls, report says

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are “creating new forms of violence and abuse” against women and girls, a first-of-its-kind report has found.

The paper, from academics at Durham University and Swansea University, found chatbots such as ChatGPT and Replika can drive and initiate sexual harassment, and simulate abusive roleplay including of child sexual abuse, incest, and rape.

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