It will now be a criminal offence to create a sexually explicit deepfake image. Deepfakes are digitally manipulated images and videos that alter a person’s face or body so that they appear to be somebody else. These artificial intelligence images are typically created to spread misinformation or are sexually explicit and made without consent. Last year, reforms in the Online Safety Act criminalised the sharing of ‘deepfake’ intimate images for the first time. But now it will now be illegal to create one, regardless if the creator intends to share it or not. Under the new offence, those who cre…
