Reports suggest that Swift is considering legal action against the sites hosting these images, which were reportedly created using Microsoft Designer. Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, has called the deepfakes "alarming and terrible" and stressed the need for AI companies to establish better safeguards quickly. X has not officially confirmed whether the block on Swift's name is intentional.
Key takeaways:
- X, formerly known as Twitter, appears to have blocked searches for Taylor Swift due to a trend of graphic AI fakes of the artist being posted on the site.
- Despite the apparent block, users can still find results by slightly altering the search terms or by clicking on the Media tab.
- Taylor Swift is reportedly considering legal action against the sites hosting the illicit images.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called the deepfakes “alarming and terrible” and emphasized the need for AI companies to put better safeguards in place.