According to Newsweek, “New software that uses AI to automatically stitch a person’s face and expressions onto another person’s body, such as FakeApp, now means anyone with a smartphone and a moderate amount of technical savvy is able to replicate this.” The deepfake videos have been gaining popularity online, causing speculation about celebrities including Gal Gadot, Taylor Swift, and more. This allows people to put celebrities' faces in porn videos, without the celebrities consenting or knowing about it. But what exactly is a deepfake video?ĭeepfakes are a new kind of porn that are created through artificial intelligence, and swap the faces of actors in pornographic videos with other people’s faces. Both women have appeared in “deepfake” porn, something they didn't consent to, and shouldn’t have to deal with. But unless the body looks like a child's body, I doubt this would be prosecuted in the US.”Īmong others, celebrities Taylor Swift and Megan Markle are the talk of the town this week, but unfortunately, it’s not for a good reason.
“It's really a case by case determination, and it's somewhat subjective. “But it probably wouldn't cover an image where the face is that of a child and the body was clearly that of an adult,” Pate said.
