Google, $GOOGL, and Microsoft, $MSFT, are supercharging AI deepfake porn

Google, $GOOGL, and Microsoft, $MSFT, are supercharging AI deepfake porn, per Bloomberg.

Per Bloomberg:
"During the recent AI boom, the creation of nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes has surged, with the number of videos increasing ninefold since 2019, according to research from independent analyst Genevieve Oh. Nearly 150,000 videos, which have received 3.8 billion views in total, appeared across 30 sites in May 2023,  according to Oh’s analysis.

No federal law currently criminalizes the creation or sharing of non-consensual deepfake porn in the US. In recent years, 13 states have passed legislation targeting such content, resulting in a patchwork of civil and criminal statutes that have proven difficult to enforce, according to Matthew Ferraro, an attorney at WilmerHale LLP."

Emad Mostaque, CEO of Stability AI, called such misuse “deeply regrettable” and referred to the forums as  “abhorrent.” Stability has put some guardrails in place, he said, including prohibiting porn from being used in the training data for the AI model.