The world has an AI deepfake porn problem

When fans of Kaitlyn Siragusa, a popular 29-year-old internet personality known as Amouranth, want to watch her play videogames, they will subscribe for US$5/month to her channel on Amazon.com’s Twitch. When they want to watch her perform adult content, they’ll subscribe for $15/month for access to her explicit OnlyFans page.

And when they want to watch her do things she is not doing and has never done, for free, they’ll search on Google for so-called “deepfakes” — videos made with artificial intelligence that fabricate a lifelike simulation of a sexual act featuring the face of a real woman.

Siragusa, a frequent target of deepfake creators, said each time her staff finds something new on the search engine, they file a complaint with Google and fill out a form requesting the particular link be delisted, a time and energy draining process. “The problem,” Siragusa said, “is that it’s a constant battle.”