- By Vikas Yadav
- Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:32 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Taylor Swift AI Images News: As the world awakened to media reports of fake sexual photos of Taylor Swift generated using AI, there was a range of reactions from people and organisations across the globe. In the latest instance, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared his reactions in an interview with NBC Nightly News.
Nadella called the rise of AI-made explicit images "alarming and terrible". He added that: "I think it behooves us to move fast on this." The CEO iterated the need to implement guardrails as a responsibility of tech firms to curb this type of content. To achieve this purpose, law enforcement will have to work in liaison with tech firms, according to The Verge, Nadella added.
404 Media reported that these AI-generated images of the celebrity were distributed on X (formerly Twitter) and seemingly originated from a Telegram group that targets women through explicit images. Among the tools that the group uses is Microsoft's Image Creator. While the tool does not generate AI images of famous personalities (at least in theory), Microsoft Designer can be manipulated to achieve this via tweaked prompts.
The deepfake images of Swift garnered massive attention before being taken down from X. (Image:Unsplash)
However, it has not been proven yet whether the group used Microsoft's tool to generate these images. The Verge noted that some of these images hit a massive 45 million views during their 17 hours of uptime. Apart from Nadella, the White House said that there is a need for legislation to curb the menace of AI-generated sexual images.
The statement came from press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre of the White House who called the matter "alarming" and these are among the issues that the state is prioritising. "Of course Congress should take legislative action...That's how you deal with some of these issues," Jean-Pierre said. The official iterated the commitments of social media firms to stop the spread of such media.