8:00 AM
8:45 AM
Opening Remarks
9:00 AM
Block 1 – Social Impacts
Engagement with Romantic AI: Implications for Young Adult Dating and Relationships - Brian Willoughby (Brigham Young University) Toward a Major Workaround? Ownership, Consent, and Value Generation Around AI-Generated Sexual Content - Arnaud Anciaux (Université Laval) AI-Generated Pornography and Problematic Pornography Use - Beáta Bőthe et al. (Université de Montréal) Dirty Talk with a Chatbot: The Possibilities and Limitations of Generative AI in the Erotic Sphere - Oliver Bendel (FHNW School of Business)
10:15 AM
Break
Coffee Break and Partner Booths
10:30 AM
Block 2 – Ethical Issues
AI Pornography: Affordances, Misuses, and Platform Governance - Valérie Lapointe (Université du Québec à Montréal) Ethics of Erobotic Relationships - Dave Anctil (Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf) Simulated Intimacy, Real Data: Regulation, Programming, Limits, and Risks of Romantic Chatbots - Jonathan Bonneau (Université du Québec à Montréal) Beyond the Binary: Robots and the Future of Commercial Sex - Delphine DiTecco (Carleton University)
11:45 AM
Industry Panel
Sophie Mortimer (UK Revenge Porn Helpline) Alex Georges (AetherLab) Madelaine Thomas (Image Angel)
12:30 PM
Lunch Break and Partner Booths
1:30 PM
Block 3 – Legal Issues
Intimacy Under Algorithms: Legal Protection for Sexuality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Anne-Sophie Hulin (Université de Sherbrooke) The Limits of ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policies for Graphic Adult Media Representing Children - Aurélie Petit (Concordia University) AI Sexpionage: The Persuasive Risks of Intimacy-Mediated Influence - Peter Salib (University of Houston)
2:30 PM
Panel 2 – Intervention and Regulation Panel
Karine Gagnon (CAVAC) Catherine Pham (CALACS) Maxime Ouellette (Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales) Éric Huard (Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse-De Blainville)
3:45 PM
Break
Coffee Break and Scientific Posters
4:00 PM
Block 4 – Intervention and Prevention Strategies
Preventing Sexualized Deepfake Abuse: Solutions at the Legal, Educational, Technological, and Corporate Levels - Asia Eaton (Florida International University) From Human Connection to Code: Generative AI’s Promise and Perils in Transforming Couple Therapy and Relationship Support - Laura Vowels (University of Roehampton) Technological Innovations in Sexual and Romantic Well-Being: Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence in Psychotherapy - David Lafortune (Université du Québec à Montréal)
