DIGITAL HUMAN ZOOS: CONTINUITIES IN POWER RELATIONS IN THE ILLEGAL USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI GEN) TO CREATE FAKE INTIMATE IMAGES (DEEPNUDES) BY STUDENTS

Abstract

This Work develops the problem of what we are calling "Digital Human Zoos", focusing on the creation and dissemination of falsified intimate images, deepnudes, of students through Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI Gen). The study analyzes the continuity of power dynamics, objectification and gender violence, historically traced in the Human Zoos of the past, now manifested in the school environment. The research aims to understand how this modern practice reflects and perpetuates historical patterns of power over bodies, impacting social dynamics in contemporary educational environments in Brazil. The main results indicate a worrying continuity of power and domination dynamics, in which AI Gen technology is used to create and disseminate false intimate images, violating the privacy and autonomy of victims, exclusively young women. The study reveals that these practices, when disseminated in school and digital environments frequented by students, not only perpetuate gender-based violence, but also negatively affect victims' mental health and the perception of consent and privacy in the digital age. In this context, Education has a fundamental role in contributing to the construction of a society in which gender relations are less unequal and where violence against women does not find fertile ground for propagation.