result, as well as consequences of a damaged reputation. consequences across the board in addition to the trauma there. ., , ., ., ., ., there. you ust laid out all of there. you just laid out all of the consequences. there. you just laid out all of the consequences. in - there. you just laid out all of the consequences. in terms| there. you just laid out all of. the consequences. in terms of recourse, justice for those people on the other side who have been targeted, right now options are few and far between as i understand it. you have been speaking to lawmakers to get the defiance act passed. tell us how it would work. the coal tell us how it would work. the goal with tell us how it would work. the goal with the tell us how it would work. the goal with the m3 tell us how it would work. tug; goal with the m3 macro, tell us how it would work. tue: goal with the m3 macro, which is a bipartisan bill. with the defiance act. it would create a civil right of action for victims
you re live with bbc news. artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly easy to access and use, but now a growing number of people are having their lives devastated as their likeness is used in ai generated sexual imagery shared online, more commonly known as deepfa ke pornography. the vast majority is made, published and shared without the consent of those it purports to show. women, girls, and those in the lgbtq+ community are disproportionately targeted. musician taylor swift is one of several high profile people targeted by non consensual deepfake images. here in washington, congress continues to weigh legislation on how to best tackle it. the most recent is the disrupt explicit forged images and non consensual edits act of 2024, also known as the defiance act. introduced in the house by new york representative alexandria ocasio cortez, the bill would allow victims to take civil action against perpetrators. but while the bill has
with this as well. absolutely, there is immense emotional impact, it is a form of sexual violence, traumatising, a very big mental and emotional element. it s a violation of consent, autonomy and pride of these. considering how much of our lives is online, it s very scary. in addition, there are other consequences, victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography experience much higher rates of stalking online and offline. higher domestic and sexual violence. and a lot of loss of employment as a result, as well as consequences of a damaged reputation. consequences across the board in addition to the trauma there. you just laid out all of the consequences. in terms of recourse, justice for those people on the other side who have been targeted, right now options are few and far between as i understand it. you have been working and speaking to lawmakers to get the defiance act passed.
barbara plett usher, bbc news, johannesburg. artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly easy to access and use, but now a growing number of people are having their lives devastated as their likeness is used in ai generated sexual imagery shared online, more commonly known as deepfa ke pornography. the vast majority is made, published and shared without the consent of those it purports to show. women, girls, and those in the lgbtq+ community are disproportionately targeted. here in washington, congress continues to weigh legislation on how to best tackle it. the most recent is the disrupt explicit forged images and non consensual edits act of 2024, also known as the defiance act. introduced in the house by new york representative alexandria ocasio cortez, the bill would allow victims to take civil action against perpetrators. but while the bill has bipartisan support, lawmakers have struggled to agree on who should be held accountable.
on the other side who ve been targeted, right now options are few and far between as i understand it. you ve been working and speaking to lawmakers to get the defiance act passed. tell us how it would work. the goal with the defiance act, which is a bipartisan bill. in the house and senate. it would create a civil right of action for victims to seek justice. it covers the creation, distribution and receipt of deepfa ke pornography. the creation, distribution and solicitation. what would that mean exactly? does it mean opening the way to sue, litigation? yes, it would open the door for civil liability, a civil lawsuit for victims. right now, that s often not available to them, it s not adequately covered under defamation or tort law. our advocacy for this started because we had a victim come