Melania Trump leads a roundtable discussion on the use of deepfake technology in the production of revenge porn on Monday, March 3.
The First Lady is pushing for passage of the “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act” or “TAKE IT DOWN Act.”
The bill would criminalize creating AI-generated images or videos of people engaging in sexual acts. Sen. Ted Cruz, who introduced the bill, said in a press release:
In recent years, we’ve witnessed a stunning increase in exploitative sexual material online, largely due to bad actors taking advantage of newer technologies like generative artificial intelligence. Many women and girls are forever harmed by these crimes, having to live with being victimized again and again.
