A commentary on sexting, sextortion, and generative AI: Risks, deception, and digital vulnerability

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI:10.1111/fare.13152

Jessica Pater, Brandon T. McDaniel, Fayika Farhat Nova, Michelle Drouin, Kimberly O'Connor, Douglas Zytko

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Abstract

Objective

We provide a commentary that includes three expert reflections on the impacts of generative AI on sexting and sextortion—an emerging issue amongst youth across the globe.

Background

At the intersection of sexting and generative AI is an emerging, problematic social phenomenon where nude images are being created using AI and shared within teen and young adult populations. This type of online abuse and sextortion has gained recent attention within global news outlets due to the social strife taking place in schools and communities, even prompting the FBI to release multiple public service announcements in 2023 and 2024.

Disciplinary Perspectives

Three experts from psychology, legal, and human–computer interaction domains provide their perspectives related to generative AI, sexting, and sextortion based on emerging accounts of this issue. Across the three perspectives, privacy and consent were consistent themes as were the impacts on trust, relationships, and families.

Conclusion

Future research at the intersections of policy, technology, family relationships, community education, and ethical applications of technology are essential to address this emerging threat to children and families.

Implications

In addition to the many benefits extolled about generative AI, misuse of this technology will continue to be associated with negative consequences for children and families. The multidisciplinary perspectives demonstrate current and potential future issues. Negative consequences of generative AI for children and families should be further examined.

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关于性短信、性勒索和生成人工智能的评论：风险、欺骗和数字脆弱性

我们提供了一篇评论，其中包括三位专家对生成人工智能对性短信和性勒索的影响的反思——这是全球年轻人中一个新兴问题。性短信和生成式人工智能的交汇处是一个新兴的、有问题的社会现象，使用人工智能创建裸体图像并在青少年和年轻人中分享。由于在学校和社区发生的社会冲突，这种类型的网络虐待和性勒索最近引起了全球新闻媒体的关注，甚至促使联邦调查局在2023年和2024年发布了多个公益公告。三位来自心理学、法律和人机交互领域的专家根据对这一问题的新描述，提供了他们对生成式人工智能、性短信和性勒索的看法。在这三个方面，隐私和同意是一致的主题，以及对信任、关系和家庭的影响。未来对政策、技术、家庭关系、社区教育和技术伦理应用的交叉研究对于解决这一对儿童和家庭的新威胁至关重要。除了关于生成式人工智能的许多好处之外，滥用这项技术将继续给儿童和家庭带来负面影响。多学科视角展示了当前和潜在的未来问题。生成性人工智能对儿童和家庭的负面影响应该进一步研究。

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来源期刊

Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.