If you’ve been on Instagram or TikTok lately, you’ve likely noticed a growing trend of A.I.-generated portraits of family, friends, and casual acquaintances. Sure, they may have sparked oohs and aahs in comments sections at the time, but A.I. can quickly and easily take a dark turn — and Billie Eilish is the latest target.
According to a new report published by VICE World News on Wednesday, “deepfake A.I. porn” of the 20-year-old Grammy-winning artist recently circulated on users’ TikTok For You pages. The overtly sexualized images of the singer — the product of popular A.I. apps like Lensa or Midjourney — were reportedly viewed by 11 million people. “This content violates our Community Guidelines, which clearly states that we do not allow content which alters or morphs an image of another individual to portray or imply sexual suggestiveness,” a TikTok spokesperson told Mic via email. Despite the content being in direct violation of TikTok’s community guidelines around sexual harassment, it took four days before the images were taken down.
