Bay Area city gets settlement in AI pornography case, while ‘Deepnude’ owner remains defiant

Bay Area city gets settlement in AI pornography case, while 'Deepnude ...

Deepfake porn website operator settles with San Francisco, agrees to shut down

The San Francisco City Attorney's office has settled with a company that operated websites creating "deepfake nudes", where artificial intelligence is used to turn photos of children and adults into pornography.

Bay Area city gets settlement in AI pornography case, while ‘Deepnude’ owner remains defiant

One of five artificial intelligence companies sued for allegedly enabling internet users to “nudify” images of anyone without their consent has agreed to a settlement, but at least one website operator also named in the complaint is digging in for a fight over innovation and creative freedom. The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, acting on behalf of the State of California under state law, which deputizes city attorneys in certain types of c…