AI-generated image-based sexual abuse: Perpetration and consumption across three regions

IF 8.9 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2026.108935

Rebecca Umbach , Nicola Henry , Renee Shelby , Gemma Stevens , Kwynn Gonzalez-Pons

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Abstract

The rapid pace of advancements in AI, paired with widespread availability and decreasing technical barriers, has resulted in significant concern about the generation of nonconsensual, synthetic sexualized imagery (e.g., sexual “deepfakes”). We surveyed a representative sample of 7231 respondents in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to map the prevalence of perpetrating and consuming nonconsensual AI-generated sexualized images. In those three regions, the overall population level rate of creating, sharing, and/or threatening to share images is 3.2%. Men, those under 35, BIPOC respondents, and respondents with a disability are significantly more likely than their counterparts to report these behaviors. 18% of all respondents report deliberately viewing sexual deepfakes, most commonly due to curiosity according to both men and women respondents. These findings suggest that, in addition to working to prevent the creation of nonconsensual AI-generated sexual images, sociotechnical interventions are needed to address the seeming normalization of consuming these images. Potential legal, technical, and educational interventions are discussed.

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人工智能生成的基于图像的性虐待：三个地区的犯罪和消费

人工智能的快速发展，加上广泛的可用性和不断减少的技术障碍，导致人们对非自愿合成的性图像（例如，性“深度伪造”）的产生产生了极大的担忧。我们调查了澳大利亚、英国和美国的7231名受访者的代表性样本，以绘制犯罪和消费未经同意的人工智能生成的性化图像的流行程度。在这三个地区，创建、共享和/或威胁共享图像的总体人口比例为3.2%。男性、35岁以下的受访者、BIPOC受访者和残疾受访者比他们的同行更有可能报告这些行为。18%的受访者表示，他们故意观看色情深度造假，根据男性和女性受访者的说法，最常见的原因是好奇。这些发现表明，除了努力防止人工智能生成的未经同意的性图像的产生外，还需要社会技术干预来解决消费这些图像的表面正常化问题。讨论了潜在的法律、技术和教育干预措施。

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Computers in Human Behavior Multiple-

CiteScore

19.10

自引率

4.00%

发文量

381

审稿时长

40 days

期刊介绍： Computers in Human Behavior is a scholarly journal that explores the psychological aspects of computer use. It covers original theoretical works, research reports, literature reviews, and software and book reviews. The journal examines both the use of computers in psychology, psychiatry, and related fields, and the psychological impact of computer use on individuals, groups, and society. Articles discuss topics such as professional practice, training, research, human development, learning, cognition, personality, and social interactions. It focuses on human interactions with computers, considering the computer as a medium through which human behaviors are shaped and expressed. Professionals interested in the psychological aspects of computer use will find this journal valuable, even with limited knowledge of computers.