I’m so sorry you’re going through this — there aren’t words for how disgusting this individual’s (and those applauding him) behaviour is, but I do just want to say how much I respect the fact you’re taking what he’s done, putting it in your own words, injecting your own authority into where it has been stolen from you and multiple other women. This is your personhood, your words and your story — and I have such admiration for you for reasserting your right to them. Sending love and awe.
I could relate to the part when you said that you couldn't prove the point you were trying to make in previous essays, because there have been times in conversation with friends that I don't feel like I have a strong enough argument that will make them see how dangerous AI is, but this is it. This is why. I'm so sorry you are going through this, Helena. I hope this essay helps to highlight to other people how serious we need to get about AI. Sending you so much love <3
Helena this was devastating and powerful. I am so sorry this happened to you, but I am so glad you are speaking out. I completely agree we cannot be neutral on AI, and the point you made that struck me the hardest was the fact that the man/boy who did this probably attributes more personhood to Grok than to you. It's horrible, but it's a reality we need to acknowledge in order to reckon with. Thank you for writing this.
helena, i’m so sorry this happened. it’s brave of you to take your processing to the page, and equally important. i wrote my master’s dissertation on online sexual abuse, but this was before the popularity of AI. we need to be taking an extremely critical look at how these tools are perpetuating harm, and this piece is exactly that. thank you so much for writing it. 🫶🏼💕
The zealous use of AI deepfakes, and the general mindset that to be digitally edited into nakedness is a form of humiliation, says so much about the mindset of men. That a woman's value, especially the value of her sexuality, is in the ability of a man to perceive the nakedness alone. That is her purpose and her honour and to take that from her is 'humiliation'.
I have been radicalised about this sort of thing for a long time, but the utter emptiness of soul demonstrated by this particular instance has given me an even clearer window into just how pathetic cis men are.
This HAS radicalised me. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of writing. It’s a great analysis of a trend in society towards individualism on a scale never before seen nor imagined or ever conceivable, like you said. And it’s really important that we do something about it now.
1000% agree, but the genie is not going back in the bottle. i'm not sure what other responses there are - we've seen that societal shaming becomes the incel's myopic rallying cry and that offering more attractive alternatives can be just another pathway to failing up. part of me thinks that we are heading towards two completely different simultaneous cultures which in a way we've always had between women and men, but the institution of marriage has provided some cross-cultural exchange - though usually not in the favor of women. what happens if the two cultures completely divorce or if patriarchy finally harms enough men that they defect en masse? i think we're on the precipice of a fundamental remaking of society, for better or worse, where this one will seem as alien to future generations as living in caves seems to us.
Another debate I have seen emerge is using very young faces. How can you determine whether an Ai is of legal age? Or whether a deep fake face swap is of legal age? Some people have even argued that this will spare real children from being trafficked. The whole thing is dystopian, violent and disturbed
I’m so sorry you’re going through this — there aren’t words for how disgusting this individual’s (and those applauding him) behaviour is, but I do just want to say how much I respect the fact you’re taking what he’s done, putting it in your own words, injecting your own authority into where it has been stolen from you and multiple other women. This is your personhood, your words and your story — and I have such admiration for you for reasserting your right to them. Sending love and awe.
thank you for the kind comment ❤️
I could relate to the part when you said that you couldn't prove the point you were trying to make in previous essays, because there have been times in conversation with friends that I don't feel like I have a strong enough argument that will make them see how dangerous AI is, but this is it. This is why. I'm so sorry you are going through this, Helena. I hope this essay helps to highlight to other people how serious we need to get about AI. Sending you so much love <3
Thank you 💓
This is truly disgusting. AI generated videos have no ethical use cases. Your article proves this and I am so sorry this happened to you.
thank you, I agree.
Helena this was devastating and powerful. I am so sorry this happened to you, but I am so glad you are speaking out. I completely agree we cannot be neutral on AI, and the point you made that struck me the hardest was the fact that the man/boy who did this probably attributes more personhood to Grok than to you. It's horrible, but it's a reality we need to acknowledge in order to reckon with. Thank you for writing this.
helena, i’m so sorry this happened. it’s brave of you to take your processing to the page, and equally important. i wrote my master’s dissertation on online sexual abuse, but this was before the popularity of AI. we need to be taking an extremely critical look at how these tools are perpetuating harm, and this piece is exactly that. thank you so much for writing it. 🫶🏼💕
thank you for writing this. this is the critical feminist approach we need to these technologies!
beautiful and painful essay, i am so sorry you experienced this helena ❤️ solidarity forever
thank you Rayne 💗
I‘m at a loss for words, I’m truly sorry, and your writing is as always impeccable.
Thank you
thank you so much for writing about this, although i’m sorry you had to go through it in the first place
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I’m so sorry this happened, thank you for writing about this and sharing your thoughts- it happens too often in silence
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The zealous use of AI deepfakes, and the general mindset that to be digitally edited into nakedness is a form of humiliation, says so much about the mindset of men. That a woman's value, especially the value of her sexuality, is in the ability of a man to perceive the nakedness alone. That is her purpose and her honour and to take that from her is 'humiliation'.
I have been radicalised about this sort of thing for a long time, but the utter emptiness of soul demonstrated by this particular instance has given me an even clearer window into just how pathetic cis men are.
This HAS radicalised me. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of writing. It’s a great analysis of a trend in society towards individualism on a scale never before seen nor imagined or ever conceivable, like you said. And it’s really important that we do something about it now.
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1000% agree, but the genie is not going back in the bottle. i'm not sure what other responses there are - we've seen that societal shaming becomes the incel's myopic rallying cry and that offering more attractive alternatives can be just another pathway to failing up. part of me thinks that we are heading towards two completely different simultaneous cultures which in a way we've always had between women and men, but the institution of marriage has provided some cross-cultural exchange - though usually not in the favor of women. what happens if the two cultures completely divorce or if patriarchy finally harms enough men that they defect en masse? i think we're on the precipice of a fundamental remaking of society, for better or worse, where this one will seem as alien to future generations as living in caves seems to us.
Extremely grim and horrible.
Another debate I have seen emerge is using very young faces. How can you determine whether an Ai is of legal age? Or whether a deep fake face swap is of legal age? Some people have even argued that this will spare real children from being trafficked. The whole thing is dystopian, violent and disturbed