The US Screen Actors Guild has condemned the deepfakes of Taylor Swift and George Carlin
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The largest union for actors and artists in the US (SAG-AFTRA) has condemned the use of AI-generated deepfakes of Taylor Swift and George Carlin. The organisation called for such content to be made illegal.
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The US Screen Actors Guild SAG-AFTRA has spoken out about two high-profile scandals. We are talking about explicit deepfakes of singer Taylor Swift and recreating the image of the late comedian George Carlin in a new stand-up show with the help of neural networks.
According to the union, such content is deeply offensive, damaging to celebrities' reputations and a cause for public concern. SAG-AFTRA believes that the creation and distribution of sexual deepfakes without the consent of the people being portrayed should be made illegal.
The union also expressed support for George Carlin's heirs who have filed a lawsuit against the comedian's deepfake creators, and called for stronger legal protections for artists against the misuse of AI technology.
Earlier, the heads of major IT companies also condemned the scandalous deepfake. However, they have not yet deployed full-fledged technical means to detect such content.
According to SAG-AFTRA, politicians and businesses should act immediately before deepfake technologies get out of control. The guild is in favour of early passage of prohibitionist legislation at the federal level.
Go Deeper:
- Taylor Swift's nude deepfakes appeared on X, which has angered the singer's fans
- George Carlin's relatives are suing the authors of the stand-up performance of "I'm Glad I'm Dead", which was generated by artificial intelligence
Source: NBC
