The growth of generative AI tools such as Grok and ChatGPT has led to an increase in deepfake pornography, manipulating images of people online to appear now pornographic.
This behaviour is sexual violence, and we must stop it immediately.
We cannot sacrifice people’s safety for corporations profitability. The Government must intervene and place restrictions on the use of these tools immediately.
On January 9, we reached out to the Minister for Culture, Communications, and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, and the Minister of State with responsibility for AI, Niamh Smyth, highlighting the importance of immediate, strict regulation of these tools.
If an image of you has been posted online or shared in message groups without your consent, you can report it to Hotline.ie. Hotline works with all the major internet service providers in Ireland, as well as a network of international partners, and has been successfully getting illegal material online removed from various platforms for over 20 years.
Reports can be made to Hotline anonymously or by manually opting-in to make a non-anonymous report submission.
Reporting is done by going to Hotline.ie/report, clicking on ‘Intimate Image Abuse’ and filling out a simple form. Every report is treated as confidential and it only takes a couple of minutes.
There are many services around Ireland who provide support to people who have been a victim of sexual violence and/or domestic abuse, including Intimate Image Abuse.
To find out contact details for Sexual Violence Support Services, contact the National Sexual Violence Helpline on 1800 778 888 or go to www.victimscharter.ie