Japan grapples with deepfake pornography, with laws yet to catch up


According to a survey by a US security firm, 95,820 deepfake videos were found on the internet in 2023, 98 per cent of which were pornography. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

TOKYO (Japan News/ANN): Deepfake pornography is increasingly causing serious harm in Japan. Such deepfakes are created with generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) tools by using headshots of actresses and other people.

Earlier in October, a man was arrested by the police on suspicion of creating and sharing sexual deepfakes of actresses.

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