AI deepfakes of dozens of Canadian women in violent and sexual images shared online

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Multiple women in Canada report feeling violated and terrified after discovering that their images were manipulated using AI to create explicit and violent deepfakes without their consent.
Ottawa Police Service charged two men, Stephen Lowe and Gregry Van Beek, in connection to the distribution of these AI-generated deepfakes, with Lowe facing 79 charges including harassment, uttering threats, and possession of child sexual abuse material.
The 10 women interviewed by CBC News, aged between 24 and 64, experience severe anxiety and panic attacks due to the images, with some women claiming their intimate images were created years before the charges were brought.
The Ottawa Police investigation began after reports of a woman depicted in harmful online content and expanded due to jurisdictional boundaries crossed by the victims.
Despite the absence of a specific law against deepfakes in Canada, Minister Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-16 in December to address this gap, which is now pending in the House.
The victims are calling for more effective measures to remove illegal content online and for stronger legal measures against AI-generated exploitation, mirroring similar calls in Australia where deepfakes have already been criminalized.

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