TAYLOR SWIFT'S Deepfake Image SCANDAL

The words 'Taylor Swift AI' were surfacing on the "X" last week

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X blocked searches for Taylor Swift

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The post was viewed more than 45 million times before it was removed

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Swift's fanbase, i.e. "Swifties", initiated a #ProtectTaylorSwift hashtag and reported accounts sharing the deepfake

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The incident forced Microsoft to bring New Safety Measures for its AI tool

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Microsoft has now introduced more protections to its AI text-to-image generation tool Designer

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Microsoft spokesperson quoted “We are investigating these reports and are taking appropriate action to address them"

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"X" has now restored Taylor Swift searches after a temporary block of deepfake images excluding the term "Taylor Swift AI"

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