Social workers in Singapore raise concerns over deepfake porn


A protest in Seoul on Aug 30 against deepfake porn. AI-created sexually explicit images are widely shared in South Korea. - PHOTO: AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Social workers and online safety advocates in Singapore are bracing themselves for a wave of AI-generated porn targeting victims here, as deepfake-on-demand services are popping up on publicly accessible online channels.

Such programs allow users to generate realistic deepfakes within seconds – and often for free – simply by uploading a picture of someone’s face, which the AI, or artificial intelligence, will combine with a digitally rendered body.

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