It’s no secret that the onslaught of AI images in recent months has created an ethical nightmare of epic proportions. From AI-generated porn to the ongoing struggle against celebrity deepfakes, it’s bad enough that we no longer can tell what’s real or not. Now, we must consider how this technology is being used to manipulate people’s images without their consent. Think: the sort of online misogyny that saw X flooded with non-consensual deepfake pornographic images of Taylor Swift last week. Or the virtual influencers feared to bring about a Thotpocalpyse by alt-right pundits.
In another gross twist, a campaign originating on 4chan called #DignifAI is making waves on X, where men are using AI to edit real photos of women to give them a more trad appearance, even going as far as to remove their tattoos, in a so-called attempt to ‘dignify’ them. The hashtag began last week on 4chan’s /pol/ board when an anon posted a red-pilled manifesto declaring:
With the power of AI
We will clothe the instahots
We will purify them of their tattoos
We will liberate them of their piercings
We will lengthen their skirts.
Source: www.dazeddigital.com
