Deepfake Abuse is a Crisis w/ Kat Tenbarge

Paris Marx is joined by Kat Tenbarge to discuss the proliferation of AI-generated, non-consensual sexual images, their impact on the victims, and the potential fallout for tech companies who helped make it all possible. Note there is some discussion of self-harm and suicide in this episode.

Kat Tenbarge is a tech and culture writer at NBC News.

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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.

Also mentioned in this episode:

• Kat has reported extensively on this issue, including stories about fake nude images of underage celebrities toping search engine results • , nonconsensual deepfake porn showing up on Google and Bing • too, Visa and Mastercard being used to fund • the deepfake economy, and why plans for watermarking • aren’t enough. Another Body • is a documentary that looks at the scale of the problem of non-consensual deepfake explicit images. • Microsoft’s Designer AI tool • was used to create AI porn of Taylor Swift. • Middle and high schools in Seattle • , Miami • , and Beverley Hills • are among those already facing the consequences of AI-generated and deepfake nude images. • In 2014, Jennifer Lawrence called • the iCloud photo hack a “sex crime.”

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