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Drastic moves by X, Microsoft may not stop spread of fake Taylor Swift porn

Jan 29, 2024 - arstechnica.com
Explicit, fake AI images of Taylor Swift have been circulating on a platform formerly known as Twitter, now referred to as X. Despite attempts by X to block all searches for Swift, the images continue to spread, with the singer's name trending and users circumventing the block by misspelling her name. The images reportedly originated from a toxic Telegram channel, where users discussed using AI tools like Microsoft's Designer to generate non-consensual intimate imagery of celebrities.

Microsoft has responded by introducing more safeguards in Designer, blocking any celebrity's face from being generated by the tool. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will appear on NBC Nightly News to discuss the role its tools may have played in generating the AI porn of Swift. Nadella will confirm that Microsoft plans to "act fast" to reduce harms of AI tools like Designer and Bing, and calls for a global consensus that non-consensual AI imagery is harmful.

Key takeaways:

  • Explicit, fake AI images of Taylor Swift have been spreading on X, formerly known as Twitter, prompting the platform to temporarily block all searches for the pop star.
  • The harmful images originated from a toxic Telegram channel where users discussed using AI tools like Microsoft's Designer to generate non-consensual intimate imagery of celebrities.
  • Microsoft has taken steps to crack down on Designer's content filters, introducing more safeguards that block any celebrity's face from being generated by the tool.
  • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will appear on NBC Nightly News to discuss the role its tools may have played in generating the AI porn of Swift, and will confirm that Microsoft plans to "act fast" to reduce harms of AI tools like Designer and Bing.
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