Creep Fakes: Can I stop AI doing anything it wants with my face?
Sep 21, 2023
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AI interface researcher Kate Devlin and tech journalist Samantha Cole discuss the risks of AI-generated images, deep fakes, the challenges of protecting our likeness, and the moral and legal complexities surrounding AI in the adult entertainment industry. They emphasize the difficulty for individuals to safeguard their images and highlight the bizarre and strange nature of AI-generated content.
AI can be used to create explicit and disturbing fake images of anyone.
It is difficult for ordinary people to protect their likeness from being exploited through AI image generation.
Deep dives
The Impact of AI on Porn
AI has had a significant impact on the porn industry, with the emergence of deep fakes as one example. Deep fakes involve non-consensual face swaps, where a celebrity's face is superimposed on a porn video. This technology has evolved since its inception, allowing for the creation of AI-generated porn using open-source models. These models can generate bespoke fantasy porn based on user prompts, enabling users to explore niche interests and fulfill their specific desires.
The Freedom and Inclusivity of AI-Generated Porn
AI-generated porn provides users with a high degree of freedom and creativity. Users are limited only by their imagination when it comes to creating their desired scenarios and fantasies. AI data sets are based on real images, so the technology can only imagine existing scenarios. However, users push the boundaries of these prompts by incorporating horror elements or by requesting the involvement of non-pornographic figures such as celebrities and influencers. In this way, AI-generated porn allows for more diverse representation and inclusion, expanding people's sexual horizons beyond traditional porn stereotypes.
Consent and Copyright Challenges
The use of AI in porn raises complex issues related to consent and copyright. Deep fakes and AI-generated porn involve the non-consensual use of individuals' images and videos, which infringe on their rights and livelihoods. While there are laws against generating non-consensual images, enforcement remains challenging due to the anonymity and international nature of these practices. Copyright concerns also arise, with questions surrounding the ownership and protection of AI-generated works. Efforts to address these issues are slowly emerging, but clear ethical guidelines and industry standards are currently lacking.
By now most of us have had hands-on experience with an AI interface. Beyond the sleek exterior of ChatGTP there is a world of AI that threatens the privacy of each and every one of us. Kate Devlin is joined in The Bunker by tech journalist and co-founder of 404 Media,Samantha Cole, to find out if AI can produce anything, what is protecting our likeness from being exploited in disturbing, and even explicit, ways?
"People can use AI to make any fantasy image a reality."
“If you're a normal person, it's really hard to protect your likeness from AI image generation.”
“ A lot of them are deep fakes but a lot of it's really bizarre and strange.”
Written and presented by Kate Devlin. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.