Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls for new legislation
nme.comTaylor Swift appeared online this week.Deepfakes are created using artificial intelligence (AI) to make a photo or video of someone by manipulating their face or body.The images have appeared on sites including X/Twitter and Telegram and have been viewed millions of times.
One such photo was reportedly seen by users 47million times before being taken down.X/Twitter said in a statement that it was “actively removing” the images and taking “appropriate actions” against accounts involved in spreading them [via BBC].It added: “We’re closely monitoring the situation to ensure that any further violations are immediately addressed, and the content is removed.”Now, numerous US politicians have pointed to the need for legislation to catch up with advancements in AI technology.
There are currently no federal laws prohibiting the sharing or creation of deepfakes, but some states have made advancements in creating legislation to tackle the issue.US Representative Joe Morelle called the spread of the pictures “appalling” and encouraged urgent action to be taken.He said the images and videos “can cause irrevocable emotional, financial, and reputational harm – and unfortunately, women are disproportionately impacted”.
Morelle had also been involved with the proposed Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, which would have made it illegal to share deepfake pornography without consent.What’s happened to Taylor Swift is nothing new.
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