World Jan 15 Grok blocked from undressing images with AI in places where it's illegal, X says By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
World Jan 13 Pentagon embraces Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry The announcement comes just days after Grok — which is embedded into X, the social media network owned by Musk — drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent. By Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper, Associated Press
Education Jan 02 AP report: Rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schools Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. Here are key takeaways from AP's story on the rise of AI-generated nude images and how schools are responding. By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press
Politics May 19 WATCH: Trump signs Take It Down Act, bill combating nonconsensual deepfakes and revenge porn The bill makes it a federal crime to “knowingly publish” or threaten to publish intimate images without a person’s consent, including AI-created “deepfakes.”… By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation May 18 Watch 4:43 What to know about the new federal law against revenge porn and explicit deepfakes On Monday, President Trump is expected to sign the bipartisan Take It Down Act, which calls for stricter penalties for posting sexually explicit images online without the subject’s consent or with harmful intent — what’s called “revenge porn.” Ali Rogin… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young
Oct 03 In South Korea, rise of explicit deepfakes wrecks women's lives and deepens gender divide By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The U.S. cybersecurity firm Security Hero called South Korea “the country most targeted by deepfake pornography” last year. In a report, it said South Korean singers and actresses constitute more than half of the people featured in deepfake porn worldwide. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 5:59 Nonconsensual sexual images posted online made worse by deepfakes and AI technology By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery, Veronica Vela Deepfake and AI technology’s ability to manipulate photos and even videos has made the problem of sexual images being posted online without consent even worse. Google recently announced new steps to combat sexually explicit deepfakes in their search results, but… Continue watching
Mar 21 Massachusetts Senate passes bill aimed at outlawing "revenge porn" By Michael Casey, Associated Press The bill, which was approved unanimously Thursday and now goes to conference committee to hash out differences with the House, means only South Carolina has not banned "revenge porn."… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:03 Pressure grows on Congress to take action against deepfake pornography By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz, Lana Green Deepfake pornography uses technology to make explicit images appear to be someone they’re not. Images using Taylor Swift’s face that surfaced recently on social media have brought the issue front and center, and the problem seems to be getting worse… Continue watching
Jan 29 X blocks some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images circulate By Associated Press Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely last week on X. It's made her the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix. Continue reading