SAGA Conference Program Available Online

The upcoming „SAGA: Sexuality and Generative AI“ symposium, taking place on April 30, 2026 at the Université du Québec à Montréal, explores how generative AI is reshaping intimacy, desire, relationships, and sexual expression. The first block, titled „Societal Impacts“, brings together a set of talks that examine how emerging technologies are already influencing human connection and cultural norms. Brian Willoughby (Brigham Young University, United States) opens with „Engagement with Romantic AI: Implications for Young Adult Dating and Relationships“, addressing how AI companions may alter expectations and behaviors in modern dating. Arnaud Anciaux (Université Laval, Canada) follows with „Toward a Great Bypass? Property, Consent, and Value Creation in AI-Generated Sexual Content“, focusing on legal and ethical questions around ownership and consent. Émilie Gaudet (Université de Montréal, Canada) contributes “AI-Generated Pornography and Problematic Pornography Use“, exploring the psychological and societal risks associated with synthetic sexual media. Finally, Oliver Bendel (FHNW School of Business, Switzerland) looks ahead in „Physical AI and the Future of Intimacy“, considering how embodied AI systems could transform intimate relationships. The program also features „Panel 1 – Technological Solutions to the Challenges of AI“, with contributions from Sophie Mortimer (UK Revenge Porn Helpline, United Kingdom), Alex Georges (AetherLab, United States), and Madelaine Thomas (Image Angel, United Kingdom), who discuss practical responses to harms such as non-consensual content and digital abuse. Overall, the symposium is structured into four thematic blocks and includes two panels, offering a compact yet wide-ranging exploration of one of the most sensitive and rapidly evolving intersections of technology and human life. The SAGA conference program is now available online and can be downloaded here.

Fig.: The program is online