While the concern around generative AI has so far mainly focused on the potential for misinformation as we head into the U.S. general election, the possible displacement of workers, and the disruption of the U.S. education system, there is another real and present danger — the use of AI to create deepfake, non-consensual pornography. Last … Read more
The White House called the circulation of explicit images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) of pop superstar Taylor Swift “alarming” as critics cite the incident as the latest example of the growing risks of deepfakes. “We are alarmed by the reports of the circulation of the … false images,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters … Read more
Last week, some voters in New Hampshire received an AI-generated robocall impersonating President Biden, telling them not to vote in the state’s primary election. It’s not clear who was responsible for the call, but two separate teams of audio experts tell WIRED it was likely created using technology from voice-cloning startup ElevenLabs. ElevenLabs markets its … Read more
A Democratic lawmaker said that artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes are a bipartisan issue in the wake of reports of a recent spread of AI-generated graphic images of pop superstar Taylor Swift on social media. “What’s happened to Taylor Swift is nothing new,” Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) said in a post on X, the platform formerly … Read more
