Significant Increase in Deepfake Nudes of Taylor Swift Circulating on Social Media

January 24, 2024

AI-generated sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift, a flagrant violation of X's policies against synthetic media and nonconsensual nudity, circulated on the platform. Originating from a Telegram group, these deepfakes highlight the need for robust AI governance and responsible content moderation practices to prevent such incidents.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.651, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.10 — similarity 0.646, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.609, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: users-in-a-telegram-group, users-on-x
Alleged developer: microsoft-designer, various-ai-image-generators
Alleged harmed parties: taylor-swift, general-public

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