Artificial intelligence is ushering in a new age of online violence. Australian activist Caitlin Roper recently received AI-generated videos and images depicting her in violent death scenes. These hyper-realistic threats, created using deepfake tools, left even seasoned internet activists deeply shaken.

Experts warn that AI tools can now generate realistic voices and faces within seconds. What once required hours of data now takes less than a minute, turning harassment into a potent weapon of fear. Apps like OpenAI’s Sora can produce lifelike violent scenes using real people’s photos.

Despite promises of tighter safety measures, tech platforms still fall short. Reports of abuse are often ignored, and victims who share evidence risk being suspended instead. Researchers call it a new, disturbing form of digital violence — one that blurs the boundary between fiction and real-life terror.