Nonconsensual deepfake pornography is a bane on society — here’s how Europe can fight it

Just as the sun rises and sets, some things are inevitable. Consider technology. As soon as something new emerges, people invariably find a way to abuse it. In recent years, this mantle has fallen on artificial intelligence (AI) and one of its most troubling side effects — the rise of nonconsensual deepfake pornography. The idea is as simple as it is horrendous: using digital tech to create fake and explicit images or videos of someone. While this has been bubbling in the internet’s underbelly for several years, recent improvements in AI tools means this sort of content is getting easier…

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