The emergence of deepfake technology, particularly the rise of 'nudifying' generators that create nonconsensual pornography, has sparked significant privacy and ethical concerns. Reports indicate a dramatic increase in the creation and distribution of deepfake pornographic content, with 143,733 new videos uploaded in the first three-quarters of 2023 alone, surpassing the total number of such videos in all previous years combined, as reported by a Channel 4 News presenter. A staggering 98% of deepfake videos online are pornographic, targeting women and girls in 99% of cases. Legal experts and advocates, including Mary Anne Franks, a professor at the George Washington University School of Law, are calling for more stringent regulation and enforcement against companies profiting from sexual degradation and misogyny through deepfake content. Additionally, a case in New South Wales involving child abuse offenses allegedly linked to AI-generated imagery underscores the urgent need for action against the misuse of AI in creating explicit nonconsensual imagery. Notably, an AI platform that raised $31 million in funding, including from Samsung, has been implicated in generating nonconsensual pornography.
Over and over, the guardrails generative AI imagery sites use to prevent the creation of non-consensual sexual deepfake images are shown to be utterly inadequate. This has to be dealt with far more seriously. We need to ban deepfakes throughout their entire supply chain, from… https://t.co/TglXQZh22r
Deepfake "nudify" apps, some of which have advertised on the largest social media sites, have become far too common. 'Mary Anne Franks, a professor at the George Washington University School of Law who has studied the problem of nonconsensual explicit imagery, says that the… https://t.co/TI4qZ9Tm8C
Suspect Charged After Allegedly Using AI To Create Images Of Child Sexual Abuse https://t.co/elGI4rgouQ
New from 404 Media: we've found an AI platform which has raised $31 million in funding, including from Samsung, is being actively used to generate nonconsensual pornography. Goes against the AI's (Leonardo AI) terms of use, but still very much possible https://t.co/mgQjUVTFX8 https://t.co/AJ4o3NjefM
New South Wales man charged with child abuse offences after allegedly exploiting US teen https://t.co/Qu54SzsV51 https://t.co/IGQWnJLAHp
MUST READ: Online degradation of women & girls can't be met with a shrug! #GenerativeAI must be held to a higher standard. “98 percent of deepfake videos online were pornographic and that 99 percent of those targeted were women or girls.” ht: @holaphil https://t.co/QvGr17jBfY
"'There's gonna be all kinds of sites like this that are impossible to chase down, and most victims have no idea that this has happened to them until someone happens to flag it for them'". In @WIRED, another example of AI-powered deepfake tech supercharging online sexual abuse: https://t.co/3FS8ug7UuM
'In 2016, researchers identified one deepfake pornography video online. In the first three-quarters of 2023, 143,733 new deepfake porn videos were uploaded to the 40 most used deepfake pornography sites – more than in all the previous years combined. The Channel 4 News presenter… https://t.co/ROXkK6VsQb
“It astonishes me that society apparently believes that women & girls must accept being tormented by demeaning imagery..we should stand with victims & crack down on deepfakes that allow companies to profit from sexual degradation, humiliation & misogyny.” https://t.co/POMvPBoebI
BREAKING: The rise of deepfake "nudifying" generator sparks privacy concerns. Tech ethics matter! Stay vigilant. #TechTrends #PrivacyMatters 🤖 https://t.co/wpcyHV3tGH
A Deepfake Nude Generator Reveals a Chilling Look at Its Victims https://t.co/WTjdWC01VU