While there are effective laws outlawing the sharing of nonconsensual deepfake porn in some states, such as Virginia and California, the US needs a federal law
I wasn't surprised, but I *am* frustrated with policymakers … Bluesky: Amanda Marcotte / @amandamarcotte.bsky.social : This shows why the hysteria over AI is focused on the wrong issues. The fear is that it will successfully fool people into thinking it's real. But most uses of it assume that audiences know it's fake. — https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Twitter: Michael Colborne / @colbornemichael : Deepfake porn “has become a prized weapon in the arsenal misogynists use to try to drive women out of public life,” writes @wiczipedia, “to humiliate, shame, and objectify women, especially women who have the temerity to speak out” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Nina Jankowicz / @wiczipedia : I wrote about learning I am the subject of deepfake pornography. I wasn't surprised, but I *was* frustrated with policymakers who have all but ignored an urgent AI problem that is already affecting many lives, including mine. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Van Badham / @vanbadham : How would you feel if you woke up to notifications that your face had been stolen and you were now the subject of deepfake porn? This happened to my friend @wiczipedia. This is her story. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Kat Tenbarge / @kattenbarge : A heart-wrenching entry into modern tech history is @wiczipedia's account of finding deepfake porn of herself online. While pundits hand-wring about the “future” of AI, that dystopia is already here for women. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...