U.K. Cracks Down on Nonconsensual Deepfakes and Images to Combat Violence Against Women
• U.K. to criminalize creating sexually explicit deepfake images without consent, punishable by unlimited fine & jail if shared • Part of effort to tackle violence against women & girls, classified as national threat police must prioritize • New offenses for recording/taking real intimate images without consent or installing equipment to enable this • New aggravating factor for offenders who cause death through abusive, degrading or dangerous sexual behavior • Rapid AI developments led to rise of deepfakes used to humiliate or distress victims; law designed to clamp down