Taylor Swift Deepfakes Highlight Growing Need for AI Abuse Protections
• Taylor Swift recently became target of nonconsensual deepfake images, amplifying calls for regulations banning this kind of AI content • Women like Swift are "canaries in the coal mine" for AI abuse; it will spread to politicians, world leaders, elections • Laws specifically banning deepfakes could help, but identifying creators to prosecute is difficult • Platforms like Meta are starting to label AI-generated images, but more industry "social responsibility" is needed • Influencers without Swift's fame struggle to get nonconsensual deepfakes taken down, showing need for better protections