‘This is sexual violence’: Ocasio-Cortez boosts bill to tackle AI deepfake porn Yahoo New Zealand News
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Rep.AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez(D-N.Y.)isemphasizingtheneedforfederallegislationthatwouldaddprotectionsaroundthespreadofnonconsensualartificialintelligence(AI)deepfakepornography.
InaTuesdayvideo,Ocasio-Cortezunderscoredtheneedforprotections,likethebipartisanDefianceActsheisleadingintheHouse,amidariseinAI-generatednonconsensualpornofprominentfiguresandregularpeople.
“Thisissexualviolence,”Ocasio-Cortezsaidinthevideo.
ThecongresswomansaidshehasbeenpersonallytargetedbynonconsensualAIporn.ShespokeaboutherexperienceandthefighttocombatnonconsensualAIporninaninterviewwithRollingStonepublishedinApril.
Otherprominentfigurehavealsobeentargetsofhigh-profileincidentsofthespreadofnonconsensual deepfakeporn.ExplicitAI-generatedimagesofTaylorSwiftthatspreadonlineinJanuaryhighlightedtheissue,andtheWhiteHouseweighedintocallit“alarming.”
Ocasio-Cortezsaidtheevenmoreconcerningissueishowthis
