What was once the stuff of science fiction has turned sinister in the wrong hands. While artificial intelligence was built to streamline human tasks, it's increasingly being weaponised—and one of the darkest uses is non-consensual, explicit deepfakes.
In response, a new federal law has been introduced—and signed into effect by US President Donald Trump—that makes it a crime to create or share pornographic AI deepfakes. The move marks a major turning point in the fight to protect individuals from digital exploitation.
