Soon, creating and sharing sexually explicit “deepfakes” will become a criminal offence in Britain. The move, announced on Jan 7 by the government, is aimed at tackling a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls. The problem isn’t confined to the UK.
With artificial intelligence or AI, deepfake technology has been used to create hyper-realistic, yet entirely fabricated images and videos. Pornographic images can be digitally doctored into the likeness of an unsuspecting, innocent person and have become a widespread tool for exploitation.
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Dr Chew Han Ei is adjunct senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore, and a board member of SG Her Empowerment.
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