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Deepfake Pornography Concerns
This article discusses the ethical and legal concerns surrounding the use of facial recognition technology to create deepfake pornography.
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- How are online platforms responding to this issue?
- Platforms like Gfycat are removing these videos, but Reddit, where many are shared, has not yet commented on the issue.
- What software facilitates the creation of these videos?
- Fakeapp is a program that makes creating these videos easier and more accessible, leading to a rise in their creation and distribution.
- What is the main technology used to create these videos?
- The technology uses facial recognition to place the face of a person onto the body of a pornographic actor. This creates non-consensual pornography and deepfakes.
- What are the primary concerns surrounding this technology?
- The main concerns are non-consensual pornography, identity theft, and revenge porn. The ease of creating these videos also raises concerns about political manipulation and misinformation.
- What solutions are being proposed to address this problem?
- Experts believe a public discussion is needed to address the ethical and legal implications of this technology and suggest the development of technologies to detect fake videos.