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Spread of sexual deepfake images created by generative AI growing in Japan


TOKYO -- Sexual deepfake images and videos created by misusing generative artificial intelligence and targeting children and women are rapidly spreadi

TOKYO -- Sexual deepfake images and videos created by misusing generative artificial intelligence and targeting children and women are rapidly spreading across Japan. Sumire Nagamori, head of the volunteer organization Hiiragi Net, which patrols the internet and reports content to platform operators and the police, scrolled through her computer screen with a grim expression. Previously, creating sexually fake images such as "idol collages," known as "aikora," which combine a person's face with pornographic content, required some degree of editing knowledge and technical skill.

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