One in three Australians experience image-based sexual abuse, but many don’t know where to go for help.
However, researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have developed a world-first artificial intelligence chatbot, Umibot, which they hope will encourage victims to report incidents of image-based abuse and find support.
At present, image-based abuse has spiralled in Australia, according to a 2019 survey by RMIT.
It ranges from sharing or threatening to share sexual images without consent, pressuring others to create sexual content, and being sent unsolicited sexual images or videos.
“It’s a huge violation of trust that’s designed to shame, punish or humiliate,” lead researcher Nicola Henry said….