Safeguarding women and girls in the age of AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become increasingly embedded in global health research and practice, they offer new opportunities to address gaps in women's health, including maternal health and gender equity. Additionally, as shown by Peige Song and colleagues in this issue, AI could help identify and prioritise research directions that address the needs of marginalised groups. Yet these technologies may also be misused to amplify harm and perpetuate inequities. The recent Grok AI scandal, involving the non-consensual creation and dissemination of explicit sexual images of women and girls through generative AI, is a clear warning of the misuse of AI.