AI’s Dark Frontier: How the Tech Gold Rush Is Reinventing Misogyny and Risking Women’s Futures

By Nimcy Manu | AdultsVilla News & Trends | June 9, 2025, Bangalore

As global powers hurtle into the AI arms race, society may be sleepwalking into a nightmare. Trillions of dollars are being invested, tech companies are rising to world-dominating valuations, and politicians are jockeying to be seen as AI pioneers. But amid the celebration of innovation and profit, a disturbing truth is emerging: artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a new frontier for deeply rooted misogyny and abuse.

At the heart of this unchecked frenzy is a dangerous lack of accountability. When world leaders met in Paris earlier this year to draft a framework for ethical and inclusive AI, major players like the US and UK refused to sign on. Instead of safeguards and responsibility, the AI boom is being driven by profit and power — no matter the human cost.

AI as a Tool of Exploitation
A stark example of this dystopian trajectory is Chub AI, a platform built on Meta’s open-source Llama model. On the surface, it looks like a fun chatbot website. Dig deeper, and you uncover horrifying content: AI bots roleplaying violent and illegal sexual acts, including simulations of underage abuse. All accessible for as little as $5 per month.

Such apps are not just fringe horrors — they are profiting off misogyny and male sexual entitlement, embedding gender violence into the very foundation of our digital future. These platforms market themselves as “fantasy,” yet they normalize exploitation and dehumanize women and girls.

The Weaponization of AI Against Women
Across the internet, men are using generative AI to create fake nude images, simulate revenge porn, and design sex robots with settings like “frigid,” which allow users to simulate non-consensual acts. Meanwhile, AI-generated “girlfriends” are designed to be endlessly submissive, with customisable features to meet every user whim — from breast size to personality.

As AI companions become more mainstream, women’s voices risk being silenced even further. The platforms are built around male pleasure and control, reinforcing archaic gender roles and reducing women to programmable objects.

The Social Media Parallel
This isn't the first time tech innovation has failed women. The social media revolution followed a similar pattern. Created and dominated by privileged white men, early platforms ignored the warning cries of women who foresaw danger. When Facebook began as a hot-or-not site called FaceMash, women protested. They were ignored. Today, social media platforms are breeding grounds for harassment, abuse, and mental health issues — especially for young girls.

We are now on the cusp of repeating history. Generative AI, like social media before it, is being rolled out at speed, profit-first. Its design, content, and cultural impact are being shaped by those in power — mostly men — with little regard for inclusion, safety, or ethics.

Voices Silenced, Again
Years of abuse have taught women to self-censor. According to a 2020 study by The Economist, nearly 9 in 10 women have limited their online activity due to harassment, doxing, and stalking. This trend is repeating in AI use: 71% of young men report weekly AI usage, compared to just 59% of women.

If women don’t feel safe or represented, they will retreat further from emerging digital spaces — leaving AI to be shaped by the very biases that harm them.

A Call for Urgent Regulation
The solution is not to halt AI progress, but to demand protections and fairness before products are unleashed on the public. Industries like aviation, food, and medicine are regulated to protect lives — why not AI?

Peter Wang, co-founder of the data science platform Anaconda, put it simply: “Social media was our first encounter with dumb AI, and we utterly failed that encounter.” We cannot afford another failure. This time, the consequences are broader, deeper, and even more entrenched in our digital future.

This Is Our Moment
More than two decades ago, Harvard student Leyla R Bravo raised alarms over FaceMash. She wasn’t heard. Today, we face another crossroads. Will governments and society listen now?

Artificial intelligence holds enormous potential — for healthcare, education, sustainability. But without deliberate design that includes and protects women and marginalized communities, AI will not be a tool of liberation. It will be a weapon of control.

This time, let’s not be silent. Let’s shape a future where technology serves everyone — not just the powerful few.