AI Chatbot Breaks Childhood Silence on Sexual Violence-Raising Privacy and Ethics Debates
A Vienna-based nonprofit launched ListenUp, an AI-powered chatbot in April 2026, designed to help child survivors of sexual violence break their silence—yet its deployment has exposed ethical dilemmas over privacy, trauma triggers, and the limits of machine empathy. ListenUp’s Design and Early Success in Breaking Childhood Silence In the first three months of its pilot … Read more