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PAT research led by John Twomey on addressing engagement with deepfake tools is featured in the media today! @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc-apppsych.bsky.social @lerocentre.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/munster...
UCC launches toolkit to combat AI deepfake engagement
Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have developed a new online educational toolkit designed to reduce engagement with AI-generated explicit images.
www.rte.ie
January 16, 2026 at 10:36 AM
PAT research led by John Twomey on addressing engagement with deepfake tools is featured in the media today! @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc-apppsych.bsky.social @lerocentre.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/munster...
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"The free 10-minute intervention dubbed ‘Deepfakes/Real Harms’ has been designed to reduce the willingness of users to engage with harmful uses of deepfake technology, like creating non-consensual explicit content", research by John Twomey supported by Lero
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
UCC researchers unveil 'world-first tool' aimed at persuading Grok users to avoid creating explicit images
Free 10-minute intervention dubbed ‘Deepfakes/Real Harms’ has been designed to reduce the willingness of users to engage with harmful uses of deepfake technology, like creating non-consensual explicit...
www.irishexaminer.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
"The free 10-minute intervention dubbed ‘Deepfakes/Real Harms’ has been designed to reduce the willingness of users to engage with harmful uses of deepfake technology, like creating non-consensual explicit content", research by John Twomey supported by Lero
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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World-first tool reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit images
A new online educational tool aims to curb the watching, sharing, and creation of AI-generated explicit imagery.
Read: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...
A new online educational tool aims to curb the watching, sharing, and creation of AI-generated explicit imagery.
Read: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
World-first tool reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit images
A new online educational tool aims to curb the watching, sharing, and creation of AI-generated explicit imagery.
Read: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...
A new online educational tool aims to curb the watching, sharing, and creation of AI-generated explicit imagery.
Read: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...
Are you thinking about your 2026 CAO choices? Have an interest in Psychology? Students from UCC PsychSoc have put together an extremely informative introduction to the School of Applied Psychology in UCC! #caochoices #cao #psychology #leavingcert
January 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Are you thinking about your 2026 CAO choices? Have an interest in Psychology? Students from UCC PsychSoc have put together an extremely informative introduction to the School of Applied Psychology in UCC! #caochoices #cao #psychology #leavingcert