Jan. 26, 2024, 1:44 p.m. | Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian www.theguardian.com

Fake but convincing explicit images of pop singer were viewed tens of millions of times on X and Telegram, prompting outcry from US politicians

The rapid online spread of deepfake pornographic images of Taylor Swift has renewed calls, including from US politicians, to criminalise the practice, in which artificial intelligence is used to synthesise fake but convincing explicit imagery.

The images of the US popstar have been distributed across social media and seen by millions this week. Previously distributed on …

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