Objectives
The idea behind the project is the desire to create a safe online environment for people of all ages. Cyberbullying has been linked with a range of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. By creating an AI-powered system that can detect and respond to these damaging behaviors, we can help discourage this kind of behavior from occurring in the first place. Additionally, having an AI-based system that can act as an online mentor or protector could give victims of cyberbullying someone they can turn to when they feel like they have nowhere else to go. Ultimately, the goal of the present project is to reduce the amount of damage that this kind of bullying can create, by giving victims the tools to defend themselves or access help before any negative impact is felt.
The project is oriented to the study of the contexts in which cyberbullying manifests, proposing the articulation of methodologies, ICT tools based on artificial intelligence, the development of a digital platform and app, as well as developing training for all the agents affected by this phenomenon (students and teachers). Simultaneously, it aims at informing stakeholders and representatives of political institutions about the outputs of the project in order to create and implement policies to detect and regulate this type of situation.
Additionally, the project aims to perform a multilevel training process for the teachers with the creation of audiovisual content in the form of MOOCs and pedagogical resources. The open digital platform and the app will also incorporate a repository of methodological, educational, and curricular content on the phenomenon of cyberbullying (e.g., a guide of best practices). The APP will also contain a tool for self-assessment for students so that they can detect cases of cyberbullying in their environment and be directed to specific content in the digital platform according to their needs.
The project aims to create permanent dynamics of inclusion for students who have been harassed, especially those belonging to vulnerable groups (migrants, functional diversity, gender bias, SEN students, etc.). In order to do so, the AI-powered tools will detect cases of cyberbullying and provide individualized educational materials and training to each student, by taking into account their specific needs. In this way, we ensure that these groups will find the required support within our project.
