A fake pornographic image using deepfake technology to transplant pop star Taylor Swift’s face has made many people angry.

Female singer Taylor Swift – Photo: Getty Images

According to the New York Times , on January 26, a deepfake image with a pornographic pose based on Taylor Swift ‘s face recently spread rapidly on social networks.

Although the online accounts that posted these images have been locked, these fake photos previously reached 47 million views.

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These fake images have an unknown source, but are mainly shared on social networks Telegram, X (formerly Twitter) and spread to Instagram and Reddit.

Faced with the rapid spread of the above images, many fans of the female singer expressed outrage because social networks did not carefully censor the posted sensitive images and were slow to prevent them. block it.

They also tried to dilute searches for deepfake images of the female singer by adding related keywords along with the sentence “Protect Taylor Swift”.

In response to the wave of user outrage, X’s representative said: “Posting nude images without consent is strictly prohibited on X and we have relevant policies to handle such content.” .

Taylor Swift is preparing for her upcoming The Eras Tour in Japan on February 7.

It can be seen that although the development of AI technology is convenient, it also creates many consequences in the dark flow of the Internet.

The sophisticated cutting and high authenticity of this technology makes it difficult for viewers to distinguish between real and fake, causing negative impacts on the reputation of the person involved.