Deepfake Intimate Images Could Target Anyone, Not Just Celebrities, MPs Told

Deepfake Intimate Images Could Target Anyone, Not Just Celebrities, MPs Told
Academic and legal professionals told the Commons heritage committee of their concerns about the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63). Sergey Zolkin/Unsplash.com
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Deepfake intimate images are not just a concern for celebrities and public figures, but for everyone, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage heard during a meeting looking at the harms of access to explicit material online.

Six academic and legal professionals spoke at the June 13 committee meeting and raised concerns about the accessibility of tools to create fake artificial intelligence (AI) materials in light of the Online Harms Bill (Bill C-63).