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Amid rise in AI deepfakes, experts urge school curriculum updates for online behaviour
Amid incidents of AI-generated, deepfake nudes of teens found circulating among classmates, some experts are calling for updates and improvements to both school policies and curriculum to address technology-facilitated sexual violence.
Though a relatively new term, tech-facilitated sexual violence covers a wide range of incidents increasingly affecting young people today, said sociologist Kaitlynn Mendes, an associate professor at Western University in London, Ont., and Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender. "Digital technologies are increasingly playing a role in the way that sexual and gender-based violence takes place," said Mendes, co-author of a new report that digs into how school policies and curriculum in each province or territory currently address the topic. 18 hours agoKaitlynn Mendes, an associate professor at Western University, outlines how teachers can start introducing principles of consent, privacy and online rights in younger grades, to prepare for more complex conversations when students get older.
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