The White House on Friday responded to explicit AI-generated images of music superstar Taylor Swift that went viral this week, calling them “alarming” and calling on Congress to take legal action.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a White House press briefing: “We are alarmed by reports of the circulation of images…or more accurately, false images. And they are concerning.” Stated. “So while social media companies make their own independent decisions about content moderation, they have an important role to play in enforcing their own rules to prevent the spread of misinformation and non-consensual intimate images of real people. We think there is.”
Jean-Pierre said the “lax enforcement” of non-consensual pornographic images leaked online “disproportionately affects women” and “sadly affects young girls”, adding that women are He said they had become “overwhelming targets for online harassment and abuse”.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the spread of explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift “alarming.” (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
“So, as you know, the president is committed to making sure that we mitigate the risks of generative AI producing images, like in his most recent executive order that he issued last fall. So this issue is not new. No,” Biden said. he continued. “And this is something that the Biden-Harris administration has prioritized from day one. We take this very seriously. Again, this is concerning to us. As you know, Biden He launched a task force to combat online harassment and abuse…The Department of Justice launches the first national 24/7 helpline for victims of image-based sexual abuse. raised.”
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When asked if there should be legislation to combat such AI-generated images, Jean-Pierre quickly answered, “Yes.”
“Of course there should be legislation to deal with this problem,” Jean-Pierre said. “Of course Congress should take legislative action. That's clearly the way to address some of these issues. But, you know, this is concerning to us and I We will continue to do what we can from the federal government.”
Fans of superstar Taylor Swift have expressed outrage after an explicit AI-generated image of her went viral. (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)
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The SAG-AFTRA actors union also released a statement condemning Swift's false image.
“The sexually explicit AI-generated images depicting Taylor Swift are upsetting, harmful, and deeply disturbing,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. “Developing and distributing fake images, especially images of an obscene nature, without someone's consent must be made illegal. As a society, we have the power to control these technologies. But we must act now before it is too late.”
The group added: “SAG-AFTRA continues to support Congressman Joe Morrell's Intimate Image Deepfake Prevention Act to ensure that exploitation of this nature never occurs again. We support Taylor and all women victims everywhere.” This kind of theft of privacy and autonomy. ”
