Date of Award
2025-12-01
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Philosophy
Advisor(s)
Deepanwita Dasgupta
Abstract
The creation of non-consensual intimate images utilizing AI deepfake technology has been demonstrated to overwhelmingly target women. The harms of non-consensual intimate image deepfakes are similar to other forms of misogynistic abuse, including intimate image abuse and online objectification. This project seeks to contextualize this phenomenon within feminist accounts of misogyny and its role in regulating women's behavior. In particular, this project highlights that the accessibility of this technology has lowered the threshold of abuse, despite the individual woman's preventive measures. Furthermore, this project argues that the dissemination of non-consensual intimate image deepfakes is a morally problematic situation because it predictably undermines key dimensions of human flourishing, particularly self-acceptance, autonomy, and positive relations. Lastly, this project aims to offer a preliminary multi-level approach (legal and institutional, regulatory, and personal) to address the issue of non-consensual intimate image deepfakes and the online misogynistic culture that has been conducive to it.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2025-12
File Size
67 p.
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Lizbeth Carmona
Recommended Citation
Carmona, Lizbeth, "AI-Facilitated Abuse & Misogyny: A Feminist Response To Non-Consensual Intimate Image Deepfakes" (2025). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 4527.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/4527