In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn

The proliferation of online deepfakes underscores the threat of AI-enabled disinformation, which can damage reputations and lead to bullying or harassment. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualised text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets - a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.

Artificial intelligence-enabled deepfakes are typically associated with fake viral images of well-known personalities such as Pope Francis in a puffer coat or Donald Trump under arrest, but experts say they are more widely used for generating non-consensual porn that can destroy ordinary lives.