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AI Unleashes Horrific Deepfake Torture Against Activists
1 Dec
Summary
- AI is used to create graphic images of activists being raped and tortured.
- Victims are targeted using personal details from social media profiles.
- This escalation follows earlier use of AI for non-consensual pornography.
A disturbing new frontier in AI misuse has emerged, with individuals now facing AI-generated images and videos depicting graphic acts of rape and torture. Coralie Alison, an operations manager at Collective Shout, shared harrowing examples of fabricated content showing her being mutilated and killed, created using personal photos from her social media. This represents a terrifying escalation from earlier AI applications used for non-consensual pornography and 'nudify' apps.
The perpetrators, often anonymous online predators, leverage AI tools to incorporate excruciatingly specific and violent details into the fabricated content. The images created of Alison, featuring her face sliced, throat slit, or being minced alive, highlight the extreme and personal nature of these attacks. The replication of unique identifiers, like freckles, underscores the sophisticated and deeply disturbing capabilities of current AI technology.
Experts warn that the nascent use of AI for generating violent threats is likely to rapidly infiltrate mainstream applications. This trend signifies a grave concern for online safety and the potential for AI to be exploited for widespread harassment, psychological abuse, and the amplification of real-world violence. The increasing accessibility of AI tools fuels fears of further proliferation of such malicious content.
