How Intersectionality Shapes Exposure to AI-Enabled Online Harms

We propose an 60min interactive session exploring how intersectionality shapes exposure to AI-enabled online harms and creates hidden barriers to meaningful Internet inclusion. Drawing on our interdisciplinary research with rural, regional, and remote women in Australia, this session examines AI safety beyond “access,” focusing on the conditions required for people to feel safe, confident, and able to participate online. The session centres on co-creation. Participants will engage in structured discussion and small-group activities to identify emerging harm patterns, share lived or professional experiences, and collaboratively map barriers to safe, intersectional AI use. We will explore concepts such as “AI-enabled harms” and “digital withdrawal,” building a shared understanding of risk, trust, and participation across diverse communities. This work matters because safety is a critical yet under-recognised dimension of AI and Internet governance. The session aligns with the forum’s goals by foregrounding inclusion, safety, and human-centred AI, while generating community-informed insights to inform policy, education, and design. Expertise selected reflects whole UniSC Team.