The Challenge
Online gender-based violence is widespread, harmful, and often invisible in traditional research outputs.
The challenge was not only to address the proliferation of hate speech online, but to communicate a hopeful alternative: that AI, when shaped with care and accountability, can help generate meaningful counter-speech and in doing so can counteract the negative effects of hate speech.
A design-led approach was essential to ensure the research did not remain abstract or inaccessible. The work needed to speak clearly to policymakers, technologists, and funders while remaining grounded in the voices of the young people most affected.