You see, the use of AI on one of the most powerful people in pop culture like Taylor Swift was done without Swift's consent or knowledge is something Taylor herself can put an end to , she has the power and money to sue and protect herself from future AI bullshit. Hell, she can probably demand get law changes
However why these photos should send a chill down the spine of every single one of us is how these sort of doctored photos can be made fearuring children by predators on the internet without the knowledge or consent of parents. Yes, AI now means that your innocent photos of your kids playing or covered in feces (why anyone would post the latter though blows my mind...its gross) on social media can possibly be in line to be doctored by child predators online to be completely disgusting.
Lets also keep in mind that in many parts of the world including the US, Australia etc have not got legislation in place that regulates the use of social media and protects the rights of children to privacy, yes, banning children under a certain age is a step but the other side of the problem is...the parents...Governments can ban kids from using Facebook, Instagram etc but there is nothing in law in most parts of the world stopping a momfluencer from posting a Youtube video of her teenage daughter having her first period or posting photo seven year old son in the bath to Instagram (momfluencers will post anything of their kids to fund their lifestyles and avoid actually having to go and get a damn job).
A tech savvy child predator can screenshot the image of a child in the bath and store the teenage girl period video into his Youtube playlist of children and teens in various states of undress and good lord, I vomit at the very thought of what predators could do with those images and videos PLUS AI!.
Government, social media companies and we as a global community need to step up and protect our children because if people can make disturbing AI images of one of the world's most powerful popstars without her permission, they can do the same to young children and unlike Taylor, there's not going to be a damn thing parents can do about it.
