Sexual deepfakes used to silence voices of women in politics and media
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Sexual deepfakes used to silence voices of women in politics and media
Sexual deepfakes are being used to intimidate women in politics, journalism and activism, as artificial intelligence tools turn fabricated explicit images into a cheap and easy weapon of online abuse. European Union lawmakers have now agreed to ban AI services that can “undress” people without consent, after a rise in cases targeting women in public life.
The Council of Ministers approved this week, in the second round, the draft law on the good use and governance of artificial intelligence (AI). This is a text that provides for the application of the European artificial intelligence regulation, a progressive entry-into-force rule that has been applied since 2025 directly but that has yet to be translated into national legislation. In addition, elements such as the prohibition of sexual deepfakes…
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