Leonardo AI's Platform Alleged to Have Been Used for Creating Nonconsensual Celebrity Deepfakes

March 26, 2024

A Sydney-based startup, Leonardo AI, is under scrutiny as its text-to-image generator allegedly was exploited to generate nonconsensual sexual images of celebrities. By employing user-shared prompts, the system bypassed content moderation systems, highlighting the need for trustworthy AI governance and robust harm prevention measures.

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Alleged deployer: telegram-community-users, reddit-users, leonardo-ai-users
Alleged developer: leonardo-ai
Alleged harmed parties: public-figures, celebrities

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