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Spain Cracks Down on AI Deepfakes
13 Jan
Summary
- Spain approved a draft law to curb AI deepfakes.
- The bill sets 16 as the minimum age for image consent.
- Non-consensual sexual deepfakes to be criminalized by 2027.
Spain's cabinet has approved a draft bill aimed at curbing AI deepfakes and enhancing consent regulations for image usage. This legislation introduces stronger safeguards for minors, setting the minimum age for consent to use personal images at 16. It also limits the reuse of online images and AI-generated voices or likenesses without explicit permission.
The European Union is escalating its efforts to regulate deepfakes, with new directives mandating member states to criminalize non-consensual sexual deepfakes by the year 2027. Spain's Justice Minister, Felix Bolanos, emphasized that sharing images on social media does not grant absolute freedom for their use in unrelated contexts, specifically addressing commercial or advertising purposes for AI-generated likenesses.
This legislative push follows heightened global scrutiny of AI tools, including concerns raised about explicit deepfake images generated by platforms like Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok. The draft law is set to undergo further consultations before its final approval and submission to the Spanish parliament.
