About this episode
Paris Marx is joined by Kat Tenbarge to discuss the proliferation of AI-generated, non-consensual sexual images, their impact on the victims, and the potential fallout for tech companies who helped make it all possible. Note there is some discussion of self-harm and suicide in this episode. Kat Tenbarge is a tech and culture writer at NBC News. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon . The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation . Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry. Also mentioned in this episode: Kat has reported extensively on this issue, including stories about fake nude images of underage celebrities toping search engine results , nonconsensual deepfake porn showing up on Google and Bing too, Visa and Mastercard being used to fund the deepfake economy, and why plans for watermarking aren’t enough. Another Body is a documentary that looks at the scale of the problem of non-consensual deepfake explicit images. Microsoft’s Designer AI tool was used to create AI porn of Taylor Swift. Middle and high schools in Seattle , Miami , and Beverley Hills are among those already facing the consequences of AI-generated and deepfake nude images. In 2014, Jennifer Lawrence called the iCloud photo hack a “sex crime.” Support the show