From Forbes
Etsy Has Been Hosting Deepfake Porn Of Celebrities
By Cyrus Farivar
On Etsy, anyone can purchase Olivia Munn t-shirts and photos autographed by the actor herself. There are also Olivia Munn fan mugs that can be personalized with a speech bubble. And, until Tuesday, you could buy AI-generated deepfake digital images of her – some of them pornographic.
“With a resolution of 300 DPI, Olivia's details come to life, making it ideal for digital art, design, and printing. Olivia celebrates the elegance of the female form in a tasteful and artistic manner, making it suitable for a variety of creative applications,” read the description for one image on sale for $2.49...
According to Hany Farid, a computer science professor at UC Berkeley, and an expert on generative AI technologies, there is “no technical reason” that Etsy couldn’t do a better job of filtering out these materials. Searches for the same phrase (“deepfake porn”) on other ecommerce platforms, including Amazon and eBay, do not yield return similar deepfake pornographic items...
Hany Farid is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and the School of Information at UC Berkeley.
