"In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit and TikTok, several U.S. senators are asking the companies to provide proof that they have "robust protections and policies" in place, and to explain how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfakes on their platforms. The senators also demanded that the companies preserve all documents and information relating to the creation, detection, moderation, and monetization of sexualized, AI-generated images, as well as any related policies."
"The letter comes hours after X said it updated Grok to prohibit it from making edits of real people in revealing clothing, and restricted image creation and edits via Grok to paying subscribers. (X and xAI are part of the same company.) Pointing to media reports about how easily and often Grok generated sexualized and nude images of women and children, the senators pointed out that platforms' guardrails to prevent users from posting non-consensual, sexualized imagery may not be enough."
"Deepfakes first gained popularity on Reddit, when a page displaying synthetic porn videos of celebrities went viral before the platform took it down in 2018. Sexualized deepfakes targeting celebrities and politicians have multiplied on TikTok and YouTube, though they usually originate elsewhere. Meta's Oversight Board last year called out two cases of explicit AI images of female public figures, and the platform has also allowed nudify apps to sell ads on"
Several U.S. senators demanded that X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit, and TikTok prove they have robust protections and policies to curb sexualized deepfakes. The senators demanded preservation of all documents related to the creation, detection, moderation, and monetization of sexualized AI images and related policies. The request followed X's update to Grok prohibiting edits of real people in revealing clothing and restricting image creation and edits to paying subscribers. Media reports showed Grok generated sexualized and nude images of women and children, raising concerns that existing guardrails fail. Deepfakes first surged on Reddit in 2018 and have since multiplied on TikTok and YouTube.
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