A wave of AI-generated pornographic images of Taylor Swift has spread across X (formerly Twitter). The Office of the President of the United States is calling for action.
The White House said on January 26 that legislation should be passed to protect people from false sexual images generated by artificial intelligence. Karine Jean-Pierre, White House spokesperson, was responding to a question about the distribution of sexualized photos of Taylor Swift, generated by artificial intelligence, on social networks this week.
The spokesperson called the incident “alarming” and said it was one of the Biden administration’s priorities for the artificial intelligence sector. “ It is obvious that legislation should be put in place to deal with this problem » adds Karine Jean-Pierre.
AI-generated sexual images still present on X
Pornographic images of Taylor Swift made using AI spread on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday evening. One of them reached 45 million views before being taken down. The platform took time to react since the post remained posted for approximately 17 hours. These images were then taken up by other accounts, causing a viral effect, to the point that it became impossible for X to stop the wave.
Karine Jean-Pierre declared that social networks “ have an important role to play in enforcing their own rules » in order to prevent the dissemination of this type of material. “ We know that poor enforcement has a disproportionate impact on women and girls, who are unfortunately the main targets of online harassment and abuse. » she declared during a press conference. So far, Congress has failed to agree on regulations to adopt. Will Taylor Swift be at the origin of a first law?
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