Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA spoke out Friday against pornographic AI images of Taylor Swift that have been circulating on social media, and reiterated support for legislation to outlaw such images.
The actors’ union called the images “upsetting, harmful and deeply concerning.” “The development and dissemination of fake images — especially those of a lewd nature — without someone’s consent must be made illegal,” the union said. “As a society, we have it in our power to control these technologies, but we must act now before it is too late.” The performers’ union has been following this issue for years, and has previously expressed support for state and federal laws that would make it illegal to distribute “deepfake” pornographic images that replicate someone’s likeness without consent.
The issue has become a hot topic in Washington this week thanks to the images of Swift that have circulated on X, formerly known as Twitter.
At the White House press briefing on Friday, a reporter asked if President Biden supported legislation to ban AI-generated porn images. “It is alarming,” said Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary. “We are alarmed by the reports of the circulation of images that you just laid out… There should be legislation, obviously, to deal with this issue.” Rep.
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