Nonconsensual deepfake porn is an emergency that is ruining lives | Arwa Mahdawi

What we desperately need is for lawmakers and technology companies to hold its creators and facilitators to account

The overall economy might not be in great shape, but the nonconsensual deepfake porn economy? That's in rude health. AI-generated imagery has been around for a long time now but it's recently become disturbingly sophisticated. See, for example, all the people who were taken in by the viral AI-generated photo of the pope in a puffy jacket, created by AI-based image generator Midjourney. The pope in an ostentatious coat may be amusing but the dark side of this technology is no laughing matter. A recent investigation by Kat Tenbarge at NBC News shows just how disturbingly pervasive and accessible nonconsensual deepfake porn has become.