The White House says it is “alarmed” by AI-generated sexually explicit images of pop star Taylor Swift circulating on social media.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday that she was “alarmed by reports of the dissemination of false images.”
“While social media companies make their own decisions regarding content moderation, we believe they have an important role to play in enforcing their own rules to prevent the spread of disinformation and non-consensual intimate images of real people. “I'm thinking about it,” Pierre continued.
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The spokesperson added: “Unfortunately, lax law enforcement too often disproportionately affects women, and girls are sadly the overwhelming targets of online harassment and abuse. “We know that it has an impact on the population,” he added.
As reported by Breitbart News, a series of sexually graphic, Kansas City Chiefs-themed AI images featuring Swift (who has been working with the Chiefs for the past six months due to her relationship with the team's star player Travis Kelce) ) has recently gone viral on social media. .
Fans were outraged by the images, one of which featured the singer nude in Kansas City Chiefs-themed red and white body paint and a caption that read “F*K ME” on her chest. ' was scrawled on it.
As Breitbart News reported, deepfake porn continues to grow and now accounts for 98 percent of all deepfake images. Meanwhile, authorities say there is nothing they can do about deepfakes and that the majority of AI-generated pornography targets women.
Last May, Rep. Joseph Morrell (D-N.Y.) announced a bill that would make it illegal to share deepfake porn.
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