Investigation Reports Unauthorized Deepfake Pornography Harms Thousands of Celebrities

March 21, 2024

A recent Channel 4 News investigation has revealed the alarming issue of deepfake pornography, with nearly 4,000 celebrities worldwide, including 255 British figures, allegedly victimized. The use of AI to superimpose faces onto explicit content resulted in 100 million views on top deepfake sites within three months. This incident underscores the importance of safe and secure AI practices and the need for robust governance mechanisms such as those provided by HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Measure). Join us to help shape trustworthy AI and prevent incidents like this: JOIN US

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Alleged deployer: deepfake-website-operators
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: celebrities, british-public-figures, cathy-newman

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