Microsoft is taking measures to prevent users from generating sexually explicit images using AI Taylor Swift and other celebrities, after 404 Medium discovered that the viral photos of the singer have been created through Designera tool that allows you to generate images using a short text description.
The aforementioned media, specifically, discovered that the images of Taylor Swift produced with AI came from a 4chan forum and a Telegram channel in which users were dedicated to generating explicit photos using Designer, developed by Microsoft. 404 Medium claims that he sent a report to the company, and that Microsoft responded claiming that They are “taking appropriate measures” to end this trend.
Later, Microsoft confirmed to 404 Medium that they could not verify Yes, the AI-generated images of Taylor Swift that went viral on Twitter They came from Designer. The company, however, limited its tool to prevent the creation of this type of photographs, preventing the use of explicit keywords.
Forum users, however, They found a way to continue producing racy images of the singer and other celebrities: simply misspelling the name or creating a description that simply did not detail a sexual term, but was suggestive. Something that, according to the aforementioned media, the company has also limited. The source claims that on the Telegram channel, where images of Taylor Swift were shared, there are now only messages highlighting that AI only creates generic images.
Twitter has also taken action against AI-generated images of Taylor Swift
Microsoft is not the only one that has taken measures to prevent explicit images like those of Taylor Swift from being shared again. Twitter (X) has also limited certain searches on the platform to prevent users from finding the deepfakes and share them massively. It is, of course, a temporary measure, although it is not clear when the search engine for Taylor Swift will be reactivated.
Of course, the platform has also removed all viral images of the singer and other celebrities.
However, 404 Medium It states that even though AI-created photos of Taylor Swift have disappeared, and companies are taking serious measures, users continue to produce explicit photos of celebrities using other artificial intelligence tools and share them on the Telegram channel. Although the aforementioned media has not revealed the name, it highlights thatThe channel has thousands of members and is still active.