White Paper Poverty Porn in the era of generative AI - Free Download

‘Poverty porn’ is content (text, images, or video) that depicts people experiencing poverty, crisis, or trauma in ways that sensationalise, objectify, or solicit pity rather than empathy. ‘AI-generated poverty porn’ is a new expression of these historically harmful images and refers to the synthetic images styled to mimic documentary photos of people in poverty, crisis, or trauma. These visuals are cheap and fast to produce, widely available through stock libraries and creative platforms, and often seen as a way to sidestep consent and safeguarding.

This resource intends to offer practical guidance to NGOs as we collectively grapple with the increasing availability of AI-generated content and tools. Download it for free now.