How AI is fuelling online gender-based violence Kenya recorded 58 cases of online gender-based violence between July and September, with women and girls targeted in 43 cases. Gender Just now

Dr Erick Omuya, an AI researcher and chairperson of the Department of Computing and Information Technology at Machakos University, says AI has increased the potential for gender-based violence in the digital space.

Experts warn that AI can amplify harassment, hate speech, impersonation and sexual abuse while calling for stronger platform accountability and online safety.

The case illustrates how technology can be used to create and spread false and sexually suggestive content targeting women, an emerging form of technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).