AI-Generated Deepfake Porn and the Fight for Accountability: It's About Power not Sex

Episode SummaryIn this episode, Kimberly and Jessica dig into the rising crisis of AI-generated deepfake non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), and why it's not really a technology story. It's a power story. From a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI/Grok to a history of technology being used to harm women dating back to the printing press, this conversation situates deepfake porn within a long pattern of systems failing to protect women and girls at scale.They discuss a New York Times op-ed about a lawsuit involving three Tennessee teenagers whose yearbook photos were used to generate sexually explicit images and what the outcome of that case could mean for tech accountability. They also cover what parents can do, why law enforcement is struggling to keep up, and where to turn if you or someone you know has been victimized.In this episode:What deepfakes are, and why "it's not real" doesn't reduce the harmThe xAI/Grok class action lawsuit and the co-creator legal argumentA quick history lesson: from the printing press to Facebook's origins as "FaceMash"Why the barrier to entry is the real game-changerWhat Elon Musk says about it — and why critics aren't buying itOpen-source models with no guardrailsThe Take It Down Act and state-level deepfake legislationResources for victims and what watermarking can and can't doWhy talking to your kids matters (and why they probably know more than you)Resources and LinksPrimary episode sources:New York Times op-ed: Deepfake Nudes Are Harming TeensAP News: xAI/Grok lawsuit coverageLieff Cabraser on the NYT op-ed and the lawsuitVictim resources:StopNCII.orgSensity AILegislation and policy:The Take It Down Act (Latham & Watkins summary)State deepfake legislation tracker — Public CitizenContext and background:Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire (Apple Podcasts)Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire (Spotify)University College Cork: Deepfake Real Harms — Six MythsAlgorithmWatch: Spain schoolboys and AI-generated fake nudesLaura Bates, The New Age of SexismBrotopia by Emily Chang Gilded Rage by Jacob SilvermanLeave us a comment or a suggestion! Support the showContact us: https://www.womentalkinboutai.com/