The circulation of explicit and pornographic pictures of megastar Taylor Swift this week shined a light on artificial intelligence’s ability to create convincingly real, damaging — and fake — images.
Taylor Swift wears a Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce jacket as she arrives Jan. 13 before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in Kansas City, Mo. A scourge of pornographic deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent has hit its most famous victim, singer Taylor Swift, drawing attention to a problem that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to solve.
Taylor Swift enters Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 31 before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals in Kansas City, Mo.
Taylor Swift enters Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 31 before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals in Kansas City, Mo.
Taylor Swift wears a Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce jacket as she arrives Jan. 13 before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in Kansas City, Mo. A scourge of pornographic deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent has hit its most famous victim, singer Taylor Swift, drawing attention to a problem that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to solve.