Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes


Watson had heard about fellow influencers who found digitally-altered images of themselves online, but never thought it might happen to her. — AP

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account.

She instantly recognized the holiday snap from her Instagram account, but something was different: Her clothing had been digitally removed to make her appear naked. It was a deepfake.

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