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Investigation Reports Unauthorized Deepfake Pornography Harms Thousands of Celebrities
- Occurred
- Mar 21, 2024
- Published
- Mar 21, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A Channel 4 News investigation alleges that nearly 4,000 celebrities globally, including 255 British figures, were victims of deepfake pornography. Faces were superimposed onto explicit content using AI, with the top deepfake sites garnering 100 million views in three months, according to their findings.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Deepfake website operators
Harmed parties
- Celebrities
- British public figures
- Cathy Newman
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Mass-scale deepfake pornography affecting thousands of celebrities constitutes significant harm and potential legal action.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8