Spain seeks to criminalise AI-generated sexual images


The move comes as Spain has grappled in recent years with several cases of the distribution of fake nude images of underage girls created using an AI app. — Photo by willy wo on Unsplash

MADRID: Spain's leftist government unveiled a draft bill Tuesday that would criminalise the use of artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit video images of a person's face or body without their consent.

AI is causing growing concern around the world because the technology can be used for malicious purposes such as the creation of "deepfakes" – realistic computer-generated images and video based on a real template.

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