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The Download: deepfake porn’s stolen bodies and AI sharing private numbers

Your face. Your body. Stolen and sold as deepfake porn. Here's what's happening to women in tech—and why your company needs a policy on this now.

Reporting by MIT Technology Review 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Deepfake sexual abuse and AI-enabled privacy violations are emerging as a critical workforce and ethical issue in tech. Companies and leaders need governance frameworks to protect employees and mitigate legal/reputational risk as synthetic media abuse scales.

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5 to know

  1. Deepfake porn created without consent using facial recognition and employee headshots

  2. AI systems exposing private phone numbers linked to synthetic media abuse

  3. Women in professional roles targeted for identity theft and synthetic abuse

  4. Gap in corporate policy and employee protection frameworks around AI-generated abuse

  5. Intersection of facial recognition misuse, privacy violation, and AI-generated harmful content

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Publisher excerpt: This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn When Jennifer got a research job in 2023, she ran her new professional headshot through a facial recognition…
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