8:00 AM

Canada/Eastern

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM EDT

Participant Check-In

8:45 AM

Canada/Eastern

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Opening Remarks

9:00 AM

Canada/Eastern

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

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

Canada/Eastern

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Break

Coffee Break and Partner Booths

10:30 AM

Canada/Eastern

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

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

Canada/Eastern

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Industry Panel

Sophie Mortimer (UK Revenge Porn Helpline) Alex Georges (AetherLab) Madelaine Thomas (Image Angel)

12:30 PM

Canada/Eastern

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Lunch Break and Partner Booths

1:30 PM

Canada/Eastern

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

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

Canada/Eastern

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

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

Canada/Eastern

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Break

Coffee Break and Scientific Posters

4:00 PM

Canada/Eastern

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

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)

5:00 PM

Canada/Eastern

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Closing Remarks and Acknowledgments

5:15 PM

Canada/Eastern

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

Cocktail and Networking

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