AI deepfakes

Country music star Martina McBride is advocating for AI guardrails to protect artists and fans from deepfake exploitation. She emphasizes the threat to artists’ reputations and the potential for AI-generated content to distort their messages and undermine trust. McBride highlighted the NO FAKES Act and a scam where a fan almost lost savings to an AI-generated impersonation of her. RIAA’s Morna Willens underscored the need for AI transparency, noting concerns about unauthorized use of artists’ music for AI training and the potential damage to emerging artists’ careers.

After Jessica Guistolise discovered AI-generated deepfake pornography featuring her and other Minneapolis women created by her estranged husband using DeepSwap, she and other victims are fighting back. The images, sourced from social media, were used without consent, highlighting the accessibility and misuse of AI “nudify” apps. While the perpetrator’s actions may be legal, these women are advocating for stricter laws and increased accountability for both users and platform companies, driven by the psychological trauma and lack of legal recourse they have experienced.