Mia Goth's team criticizes Instagram for letting AI fakes of her spread
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According to The Verge, Mia Goth's team told media that a blue-check verified Instagram account with over a million followers, miagoth_, spread AI-generated fake images of her wearing a printed T-shirt, and these fakes were widely reported as real events. The team said it had previously asked Instagram to remove the content, without success, as Meta's platform rules do not require static AI-generated images to be labeled. By Tuesday morning, mentioned in the October 14 report, the account appeared to have been emptied. Then on October 15, The Verge published an investigation noting that an AI-generated image of Mia Goth posted by @miagoth_ received nearly 500,000 likes; the account carried a paid blue check and had previously been reported for posting fake AI images, and Instagram ultimately removed the account on grounds of impersonating a public figure. Earlier reports said the account had been emptied and removal requests had failed; a follow-up report said Instagram ultimately removed the account for impersonating a public figure.
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- 10/15 22:03 · 1 reportsCelebrity AI deepfakes flood Instagram, raising concernsThe Verge · AI:Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes
- 10/14 00:42 · 1 reportsMia Goth Criticizes Instagram for Letting AI Fakes of Her SpreadThe Verge · AI:It’s ‘incomprehensible’ that Instagram allowed an AI image of Mia Goth to spread, say her reps
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- The Verge · AINobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes
The Verge found that an AI-generated image of Mia Goth posted by the account @miagoth_ received nearly 500,000 likes. The account had a paid blue check and had previously been reported for posting fake AI images; Instagram eventually removed it for impersonating a public figure.
- The Verge · AIIt’s ‘incomprehensible’ that Instagram allowed an AI image of Mia Goth to spread, say her reps
Mia Goth's representatives told The Verge that the verified fan account miagoth_ spread AI-generated fake images of her wearing a printed T-shirt, which were widely reported as real. The account has over a million followers and removal requests went unheeded. Meta's rules do not require static AI images to be labeled, and by Tuesday morning the account appeared to have been emptied.
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