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Luigina Ciolfi @luiciolfi.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

"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...

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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...

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University College Cork @ucc.ie · 16/01/2026

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...

Pictured (left to right): UCC School of Applied Psychology researchers Dr Conor Linehan; John Twomey, lead researcher of Deepfakes/Real Harms; and Dr Gillian Murphy.

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UCC Applied Psychology @ucc-apppsych.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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

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