“Deepfakes & AI-Powered Online Abuse on Women: A Forum on AI Violence and Protecting Women”

“At first, I was thinking, how did they find me? What made them think to use my face for a video like that? It’s unfair. It’s bullying. It’s just… stepping all over you.” —Angel Aquino, in an interview with Allure Magazine

This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Kasarian Gender Studies Program, in partnership with Sigma Delta Pi Sorority, invites the UP Baguio community to “Deepfakes & AI-Powered Online Abuse on Women: A Forum on AI Violence and Protecting Women,” with women’s rights advocate and UP Baguio alumna Angel Aquino!

Join us on April 27, 1:30 PM, at the CSS-AVR as we listen to Ms. Aquino share her experience as a victim-survivor of online sexual abuse through a deepfake, where AI was used to exploit her identity, image, and dignity.

This forum is beyond awareness, it is a reflection of a culture that continues to normalize the violation of women in both physical and digital spaces. In an age of advancing technology, we must protect, resist, and ensure that no woman’s identity can be stolen or manipulated for the sexual gratification of others.

See you! 💜

(Photo Courtesy: Excel Panlaque via Mega Magazine)

Source: UPB Kasarian Gender Studies Program Facebook