--- license: apache-2.0 title: Tether AI sdk: gradio emoji: πŸš€ colorFrom: gray short_description: free, trauma-informed AI tool that detects emotional abuse --- # πŸ” Detecting Hidden Harm: Abuse Language Patterns with Tether AI Tether is a free, trauma-informed AI tool that detects emotional abuse patterns in text messages. It was built for survivors, by a survivor β€” blending behavioral science, NLP, and lived experience to uncover what often goes unseen. While most AI tools focus on obvious toxicity or profanity, Tether specializes in **covert abuse**: Gaslighting. Guilt-tripping. Control. DARVO. The things that leave no bruise, but devastate your sense of self. --- ## 🎯 Mission Tether exists to help people recognize patterns of harm in language β€” especially those trapped in emotionally abusive relationships who can't quite name what’s happening to them. This is not a commercial product. There are no ads, no accounts, and no tracking. It’s here because I lived it. And because I know how hard it is to see clearly while you’re still in it. --- ## πŸ” What It Detects Tether flags emotional and psychological abuse patterns at the **message level**, including: - **Control** – overt and covert restrictions on autonomy - **Gaslighting** – reality distortion, denial, contradiction - **Blame Shifting** – manipulation of responsibility - **Dismissiveness** – minimization, shutdown, invalidation - **Recovery Phase** – manipulative calm following escalation - **DARVO** – defensive reversal of blame - **Guilt Tripping**, **Projection**, **Obscure Language**, and more Each label is assigned based on trained thresholds, tone, and contextual pattern analysis. It also provides: - **Abuse Score (0–100%)** - **Emotional Tone (anger, disgust, fear, neutral, etc.)** - **Motif Tags** for repeat patterns - **Risk Estimation** (early, escalating, or high-risk) --- ## 🧠 How It Works - **Model:** Fine-tuned RoBERTa, multi-label classification - **Dataset:** Custom, real-language abuse dataset curated by survivors & reviewed for clinical clarity - **Emotion Detection:** `j-hartmann/emotion-english-distilroberta-base` - **Visualization:** Real-time timeline chart for multiple messages --- ## ⚠️ Safety + Disclaimer Tether is **not a diagnostic tool**. It does **not replace therapy**, legal support, or personal judgment. Instead, it offers **a mirror** β€” one that can help you ask deeper questions about how you're being spoken to. If you’re in an unsafe situation, we recommend reaching out to a support network or crisis line. For U.S. residents, the **National Domestic Violence Hotline** is available 24/7 at 800-799-7233 or via text/chat. --- ## πŸ§ͺ Use Cases - 🧍 Survivors seeking clarity on relationship patterns - πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Legal or DV advocates reviewing communication logs - 🧠 Behavioral researchers modeling patterns of harm - πŸ“± People asking, *β€œIs this message okay?”* and needing an honest, emotionally neutral lens --- ## πŸ”— Try it ▢️ **Live App**: [https://huggingface.co/spaces/SamanthaStorm/tether](https://huggingface.co/spaces/SamanthaStorm/tether) 🌐 **More Info**: [https://www.usetetherai.com](https://www.usetetherai.com) --- ## πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» About the Creator Tether is built by **Samantha Parnham**, a behavioral scientist, survivor, and advocate for trauma-aware tech. Her work blends ABA, psychology, and AI to create tools that help people feel seen, supported, and safe. title: Abuse Pattern Detector V2 --- Check out the configuration reference at https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-config-reference