Abuse survivors criticise Channel 4 over release of Vicky Pattison deepfake sex tape
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Channel 4 has defended creating a deepfake sex tape for a documentary on the controversial technology after victim-survivors slammed it as “disrespectful”. The broadcaster’s new documentary, Vicky Pattison: My Deepfake Sex Tape, saw the reality star presenter have an AI-generated, explicit film created of herself. open image in gallery Vicky Pattison had an explicit, deepfake video created of herself for the Channel 4 documentary “These women have suffered enormous trauma. open image in gallery Deepfake pornography is created by using AI to superimpose a person’s face onto a nude body, often grafted on to existing sexual imagery Channel 4 said the documentary aimed to “demonstrate how simple it is to create explicit deepfake content and raise awareness of how accessible this content is and how it can proliferate online.” A Channel 4 spokesperson told The Independent: “We understand that there have been varying views on this approach.
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