2023-10-20 15:59:55
Deepfakes were perhaps the first example of AI’s true capabilities, and they have only gotten better over the years. While the first deepfakes that went viral were relatively mild, like the many videos in which people pretended to be Tom Cruise, it didn’t take long for the more sinister aspects of the technology to come to light. light.
Their usefulness in political disinformation, or disinformation in general, has already made them a subject of controversy. However, the real danger of “deepfakes” actually lies elsewhere. Home Security Heroes’ 2023 State of Deepfakes study found that 98% of all deepfakes fall into one specific genre: explicit content.
It’s not surprising that technology capable of perfectly imitating a person’s appearance is used to produce adult videos, but the fact that the vast majority of deepfakes are used in this genre is a source of concern. worry. 98% of people whose images are used in explicit deepfakes are women, but 48% of viewers are men. More importantly, 74% of men said they saw nothing wrong with explicit deepfakes, or at least saw no reason to feel guilty.
Another alarming statistic from this report: the number of deepfakes online increased by 550% between 2019 and 2023, with all but a few being used in the adult content industry. Sites specializing in explicit deepfakes have received just under 5 million unique visitors since the start of the year, but 7 of the 10 most popular adult video streaming sites also featured them.
If it were simply a matter of replacing adult actresses with AI, the debate would be different. Of course, most explicit “deepfakes” do not imply consent. Countless women have been blackmailed using deepfakes depicting them in various compromising scenarios, and many of these cases can be considered a form of assault. Minors are not safe from deepfakes either, as evidenced by a recent case in Spain involving 30 young girls aged 12 to 14.
With women being the main victims and almost three in four men failing to see how unethical deepfakes are, it is more important than ever that governments adopt regulations to mitigate the considerable psychological harm they can cause. cause. Unfortunately, almost no state has adopted a law regarding “deepfakes”. Even fewer have made it a criminal offense to create an explicit deepfake without consent, forcing many victims to settle cases in civil court.
Source : Rapport de Home Security Heroes
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