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Event Title: Generative AI: Deepfakes, Misinformation, and Online Harm
Event Type: Educational Speaker Event
Speaker: Delight Roberts
Date: Saturday, September 13th 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Location: South Seattle Community College CampusEvent/Registration Link: aauw-seattle.org/calendar/filter-by/event/237/2025/09/13
Event Details:
Her topics will cover online harms and their impact on vulnerable groups—particularly women and children. Some of the issues we’ll learn about are:Social media and the impact on kids’ mental health
Revenge porn and nudify apps
The manosphere and its influence on teen boys
Ways in which deepfakes, disinformation, and generative AI have amplified the risks we face
Why the problems are so difficult to resolve
We’ll also discuss how tech companies and governments are addressing these issues and steps we can take to keep our kids and ourselves safer online as we contend with some of the most complex and consequential issues of our time.Delight Roberts was one of the first employees hired at Microsoft to work on online safety issues and has spent the past two decades at Microsoft advising product teams, executives, and government officials on issues relating to new and emerging technologies.