Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Condemns Deepfake Porn as Violence

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared in court via video link to demand punishment for Roberto and Alessio Scurosu, accused of creating deepfake pornographic videos of her. Meloni labeled the act as 'violence against women' and seeks Γé¼100,000 in compensation, which she plans to donate to a domestic violence fund.[AI generated]

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The alleged incident involves the use of AI deepfake technology to produce and post fake pornographic videos of Giorgia Meloni, causing reputational and psychological harm and violating her rights. This is a realized harm directly caused by misuse of an AI system (deepfake generation), fitting the definition of an AI Incident.[AI generated]
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