Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Address Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Asia and the Pacific
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed digital content creation, enabling new forms of innovation, creativity and communication. However, it has also given rise to a novel and complex range of harms, among them the proliferation of deepfakes—synthetic media that convincingly manipulate images, audio or video. The increasing availability of AI-generation tools, coupled with limited regulation and detection mechanisms, has created a high-risk environment for largescale misuse.
This policy brief was published December 17, 2025 by UN Women with support from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family of the Republic of Korea. It outlines the scale of harm from technology facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) and proposes 6 calls for action.
