Microsoft President Brad Smith testified before the US Congress today, and urged federal lawmakers to pass new laws aimed to fight digital deepfakes.
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San Francisco City Attorney's office confirmed it is taking legal action against some popular "undressing" websites that let users create deepfake versions of a person's real image with AI.
Google has announced that it is making it easier for people to request that the company remove explicit "deepfake" content in its search engine, including improved content rankings.
Microsoft has addressed the loophole that was reportedly used by Telegram channels and 4chan members to create explicit images of Taylor Swift that went viral last week on X and other platforms.
X has halted searches for pop artist Taylor Swift for the time being. A high number of AI-created deepfake images with explicit content of the singer started flooding the social network.
Microsoft's chief economist Michael Schwarz believes that governments should worry less about AI taking jobs and more about how scammers could use AI tools to interfere in upcoming elections.