ALBAWABA - Taylor Swift's recent explicit AI images have pushed the United States to suggest a new bill to solve the ongoing issue of "nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes".
According to The Guardian, several US senates introduced a new bill on Jan. 30, 2024, that could criminalize whoever tries to share sexual deepfakes without the individual's consent, including the notorious Taylor Swift AI photos that made the star's name unsearchable on X(formerly known as Twitter) recently.
This came amid the large abundance of people trying to find the revealing yet "offensive" AI photos of the pop star that caused quite a stir across social media platforms. Elon Musk's X took a drastic image of preventing users from searching for "Taylor Swift" on the platform. The search prevention on X has been lifted by now.
On the other hand, searching "Taylor Swift AI" still prompts the same error.
US to criminalize deepfakes amid Taylor Swift explicit AI photos
Taylor Swift on X
The US is expected to take such measures to give victims of deepfakes some protection and authority to seek a civil penalty against "individuals who produced or possessed the forgery with intent to distribute it."
Despite the images being "fake," the resemblance is becoming uncanny because of how advanced AI has gotten which can affect the individual's image and harm them such as a huge celebrity like Taylor Swift. 404 Media reported that Swift's images were allegedly first created using Microsoft Designer and were first circulated on Telegram.
US Senate Josh Hawley stated, "Nobody – neither celebrities nor ordinary Americans – should ever have to find themselves featured in AI pornography. Innocent people have a right to defend their reputations and hold perpetrators accountable in court. This bill will make that a reality."
Taylor Swift is not the only victim of deepfakes and AI
In some recent Twitch drama, streamer Atrioc was under fire for consuming a large abundance of AI deepfakes of his fellow streamer colleagues in January 2023, according to Dexerto. The individual later went live to apologize for his actions and how uncomfortable he made his colleagues feel including Amouranth and more female streamers.
In addition to that, he stepped down from the agency OFFBRAND and stated that he'll be taking a break from streaming but has returned by the time of writing this article. In response to his wrongdoings, Atrioc spent more than $100,000 to remove 10,000 deepfakes across the internet.
