The case highlights the growing issue of deepfake porn, with many victims unable to seek justice due to the lack of federal laws against it in the US. However, a federal bill known as the DEFIANCE Act has been introduced to allow victims to sue those who create and disseminate sexually explicit deepfakes of them. Meanwhile, some women have resorted to using copyright claims against websites that share deepfake videos of them.
Key takeaways:
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking over $100,000 in damages for deepfake porn videos of her that were uploaded online, with the money to be donated to female victims of male violence if the legal efforts are successful.
- The videos were created using a form of AI called deep learning and were uploaded on a US porn website in 2020, before Meloni became prime minister.
- While some states in the US have laws against deepfakes, there are currently no federal laws criminalizing the creation or sharing of deepfake porn. A federal bill known as the DEFIANCE Act has been introduced to allow victims to sue those who create and disseminate sexually explicit deepfakes of them.
- Deepfakes are seen as a growing threat to society, with concerns raised over non-consensual or grossly misleading AI-generated content. Some women have found a workaround by using copyright claims against websites that share deepfake videos of them.