The creation of sexually explicit deepfake images of another person became a criminal offence on Tuesday. The law could potentially carry a prison sentence for the distribution of intimate media used to cause humiliation, distress or alarm.
High-profile celebrities often fall victim to trending deepfake “porn”, having their ordinary images in the media digitally manipulated to share more than they intended. Global superstar, Taylor Swift, is one of the famous victims of this non-consensual crime using deepfakes.
AI-generated deepfakes could eventually perpetuate an emerging type of crime called revenge porn – which was properly recognised in law in 2015 – turning images of a victim into deepfake pornographic images to have a devastating effect.
Widely-shared deepfake images could incur a jail sentence, whilst images not intended to be shared will justify a fine.
Download the report, “The gold standard for defeating AI deepfakes” by IdentityWeek.net.
The report compiles research and presents the results of an expert survey that was conducted in January 2024 on the rise of deepfake and morphing attack trends. Selected experts from the ecosystem were invited to respond.
