Today is an era of information explosion. With the explosive development of AI technology in 2023, AI is penetrating into every aspect of our lives at a lightning speed. However, AI technology is a double-edged sword. While we enjoy the convenience and practicality brought by AI technology, we also have to face the possible infringement of our privacy.
The first victims of this issue are American pop stars.Taylor Swift.Just recently, Taylor SwiftAI generates indecent photosThe video was widely circulated on the Internet, which seriously damaged her reputation and image and attracted widespread attention from the society.
There is nothing new under the sun. In fact, the problems that AI technology may cause will not only affect and harm the internationalSuperstarThere are public figures like us, and ordinary people cannot guarantee that they can get enough security in the AI era.
Tens of thousands of people saw the AI-generated Taylor Swift images, and officials made it clear that the “fake images are worrying.”
ABC said that just this week, millions of people saw AI-generated indecent photos of Taylor Swift on social media, which highlighted the need for AI technology to be regulated. At a White House press conference on the 26th, spokesman Jean-Pierre was asked about this and said,"We are concerned about the circulation of such images, or more precisely, false images, which is worrying." She said she would urge the US Congress to legislate to combat such behavior.
Jean-Pierre also said that lax law enforcement on the Internet has a greater impact on women, who are the main targets of online harassment and bullying. The AI problem is not a new one, it is something that the Biden and Harris administration has been working on since taking office.FirstA priority issue from day one.
It is understood that these deep fake Taylor photos were generated by someone or some people using AI and uploaded to a bad website, which is also full of indecent photos of celebrities.
These fake AI photos spread very quickly, soon reaching mainstream social media and quickly spreading among netizens, which also caused strong dissatisfaction and anger among Taylor's tens of millions of fans.As of now, some accounts involved in the dissemination have been banned by social platforms, and various social platforms are also removing the circulating pictures.
Despite this, some people still slip through the net and sell these deep fake photos through self-built websites or anonymous groups. At present, Taylor Swift's team is considering taking legal measures to deal with this incident, and the website that spreads false photos may face legal action.
The misuse of AI is worrying. How to deal with the hidden dangers and crises behind it?
The Taylor Swift fake photo incident is a typical social problem caused by AI technology, which involves ethics, infringement, legal system and other aspects.
The abuse of AI technology will inevitably cause great harm if it is not regulated by law. Whether you are a public figure like a celebrity or an ordinary person, you will suffer harm.
Technological development is a double-edged sword. It is true that breakthroughs in AI technology in areas such as image processing and deep fakes have brought us unprecedented visual experiences, but at the same time, it has also become a pretext for many crimes. It provides malicious actors with tools to create false content and infringe on the privacy of others. The abuse of this technology not only damages personal reputation and privacy, but is also likely to have a negative impact on social stability.
Of course, we must also admit that technology cannot solve the problem of “who uses technology” or “who uses technology to do bad things.” Just like when a kitchen knife is sold, the seller’s intention must be for you to use it to cook, and no one expects you to use it as a tool to commit a crime.
To regulate and restrict the abuse of AI technology, what else should we pay attention to?
Since we know that technology is notuniversalIf technology cannot be the judge and organizer, we need to work hard from several other important aspects.
First of all, we need to know that social media platforms play an important role in Taylor's incident. As the main channel for information dissemination, social media has the responsibility to strictly review and manage the content posted on its platform. Taylor's indecent photos were widely circulated. Obviously, there are loopholes in the platform's content review. Therefore, social media platforms must strengthen their own content review mechanisms, have sufficient capabilities and technology to identify and filter false content, and truly assume the responsibility of protecting user privacy and information security.
Secondly, AI is ultimately just a means, and clear laws and regulations are needed to constrain the corresponding means, channels and methods. Unfortunately, this incident once again proves the law that "the law always lags behind."Existing laws have a clear lag in protecting personal privacy and combating the abuse of AI.With the rapid development of technology, our laws and regulations must also keep pace with the times and fill the regulatory gaps in a timely manner. The government and relevant agencies should strengthen the supervision of AI technology and formulate more complete laws and regulations to regulate its use and prevent the abuse of technology.
Many scholars are looking for ways and means to prevent such incidents from happening again.
Faced with AI counterfeiting technology that is so realistic that it is hard to tell the difference between the real thing and the fake, many scholars and professional academic institutions have tried to find ways to deal with it.
For example, in December last year, an invisible image watermark called mist was released online as an open source product. The watermark is used to resist the training and capture of images by AI models. At the same time, some developers have suggested that AI generation platforms and companies add invisible watermark mechanisms to related AI generation software to quickly identify AI and trace its source. Major social platforms should also use technical means to strengthen the recognition function of suspected AI-generated images, texts, and video content.
However, in the final analysis, these technical means of preventing and identifying AI are only temporary solutions and not a fundamental solution. Only standardized legislation and the implementation of a corresponding punishment system can fundamentally solve this problem.
One of the important reasons why deep fake technology is rampant is that it is profitable. People who create and spread these deep fake pictures and videos are not only doing it to satisfy their personal curiosity, but they may also get high returns from it.
More importantly, from a gender perspective, this incident once again reveals the special dilemma faced by women in cyberspace. Women are more likely to become targets of online harassment and bullying, which not only damages their rights and dignity, but also affects the healthy development of the entire network ecosystem. Therefore, when combating bad online behavior, we need to pay special attention to the protection of female users and create a safer and more equal online environment.
AI technology is not a terrible beast, but it does need an iron cage to restrain it.