As generative AI technology-abused Deepfakes (images, voices, and videos that mix reality and falsehood) are ramping up on various social media platforms, the AI academia and industry, which have been leading technological innovations, have called for strengthened regulations.
According to Reuters, Andrew Critch, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley’s AI lab, published an open letter titled “Disrupting the Deepfake Supply Chain” on the 21st (local time).
In the letter, Critch emphasized, “Today’s Deepfakes often include sexual images, scams, and misinformation. As AI rapidly advances and makes Deepfake creation easier, appropriate safety measures are needed.”
He also proposed specific regulatory measures. These include defining Deepfake sexual exploitation materials targeting children and teenagers as serious crimes, criminally punishing individuals who intentionally create or encourage the spread of harmful Deepfakes, and imposing a duty on AI companies to crack down on harmful Deepfakes.
The Open Letter was joined by academic figures, including Yoshua Bengio, a computer science professor at the University of Montreal in Canada known as the “Godfather of AI” for his profound learning technology, and Steven Pinker, a psychology professor at Harvard University, as well as industry practitioners from Google DeepMind and OpenAI—over 700 people, including political and entertainment figures, signed on the day.
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